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
This case is about love, jealousy, infidelity and money.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
Turn your jealousy into admiration and use it to fuel your ambition in a positive way.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Someone once told me that jealousy is fine, and envy is bad.
—Andrew Goldman, Vulture, 16 June 2025
At the core of every joke about Baby Boomers lies a seed of jealousy.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
Turn your jealousy into admiration and use it to fuel your ambition in a positive way.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 16 June 2025
Someone once told me that jealousy is fine, and envy is bad.
—Andrew Goldman, Vulture, 16 June 2025
At the core of every joke about Baby Boomers lies a seed of jealousy.
—Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for jealousy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
Noun
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None of that is his fault, but frustration built up in the fanbase and developed into resentment from a section.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Still, longtime fans had resigned themselves to watching grainy clips on YouTube, concluding that the resentment between the Gallaghers ran too deep to ever prompt a reunion.—
Paula Mejía,
Vulture,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Sofia D’Amato, a 22-year-old Venetian, emphasized that the protests weren’t about envy for Bezos’ wealth or power.—
Sharon Braithwaite,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
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These questions are unpleasant to contemplate, but they must be asked: Did Trump act out of envy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military prowess?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
Noun
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It's been very difficult to see just how much of this hatred has been normalized.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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Period drama enthusiasts will be interested to know that Wright set the movie in the late-18th century instead of the early-19th century in part because of his hatred of empire waist dresses.—
Lia Beck,
EW.com,
25 June 2025
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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