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as in jealousy
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
his covetousness for his neighbors' things spoils any enjoyment he might have of his own possessions
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as in greed
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
an insatiable covetousness made her work long hours so that she could afford expensive things
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Prosecutors say that the two-year relationship between Read and O’Keefe had become strained with jealousy and significant fighting, heightened by frequent alcohol use.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Venus is in your sign, so affection and praise feel like fireworks, but the influence of Pluto retrograde simultaneously sheds light on the shadowy attributes surrounding you: jealousy, obsession or a need to control in your one-on-one partnerships.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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And in a world where time is money, conditions are ripe for a perfect storm of greed, deceit, and willful gullibility—all in the hope of getting ahead faster than the rest.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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His temperament is better suited to stories of heroic resilience than ones of greed, bloodlust, and cynical isolationism.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
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Grier in particular could be a literal ball-buster, although her characters’ hatred of bad men was often matched by their desire for a good one.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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Hamas doesn't care about the suffering of children, only about weaponizing their pain to spread hatred against Israel.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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When bids are ignored or rejected, resentment and distance build.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Manage social media: Constantly checking a former friend's posts fuels resentment and sadness.—
Cameron Schoppa
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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Up until the onslaught of Trump’s tariffs, Vita-Coco was the envy of the Russell 2000, appearing near the top of Forbes Best Small Companies ranking in 2024.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The jeopardy in the league should be the envy of its peers.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Covetousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covetousness. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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