as in resentment
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
her jealousy over her sister's singing career drove the two of them apart
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Recent Examples of jealousy
In reaching their stunning verdicts, jurors who heard chilling rape and abuse allegations involving at least 11 women over the more than monthlong trial rejected the defense’s positions that the victims were lying and motivated by money, heartbreak, or jealousy.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Keke Palmer harbors a touch of jealousy toward her 3-year-old son.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere in the interview, Maggie Gyllenhaal described her fascination with envy and having felt some latent feelings of jealousy toward her brother’s early movie stardom.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
Jane Street may have also aroused jealousy among some traders for its massively profitable trading strategies, and the secret and eccentric behavior of co-founder Rob Granieri, described in a recent Bloomberg profile.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Keke Palmer harbors a touch of jealousy toward her 3-year-old son.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
Elsewhere in the interview, Maggie Gyllenhaal described her fascination with envy and having felt some latent feelings of jealousy toward her brother’s early movie stardom.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
Jane Street may have also aroused jealousy among some traders for its massively profitable trading strategies, and the secret and eccentric behavior of co-founder Rob Granieri, described in a recent Bloomberg profile.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
Noun
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The official felt as though the public had been misled to believe this was about personal resentments.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Families have seen how silence can lead to misinterpretation, resentment among siblings or prolonged disputes.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mayor Mamdani has challenged my agency to think big, be ambitious, and make our streetscape the envy of the world.—
Mike Flynn,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Mayor Brandon Johnson surely is looking from afar with envy, having begged Springfield for three years with no success to pass such taxes.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Murphy Austin condemns antisemitism, violence, and acts of hatred in any form.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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But it was inspired out of just seething hatred.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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