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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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When Mike sees Holly (Nell Fisher) take over his D&D table, his instinctual protectiveness, even jealousy, soon fades to pride.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
1 Jan. 2026 -
Other witnesses also allegedly told police that the hit-and-run was intentional and claimed that it was motivated by jealousy, per Brazilian outlet UOL.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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The president is a man of low character, driven by greed, insecurity and revenge.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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The themes of poverty, greed and love, that’s the part that the viewers are putting into their enjoyment of the movie.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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When Erika desires to celebrate with other fans in the city, tensions build during the match, and Erika becomes a target for misplaced hatred when the game takes a turn for the worse.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2026
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His loathing for totalitarianism was among the very few hatreds Reagan ever held, his biographer Edmund Morris said.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
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That long-simmering resentment has also helped lead to the national sense of fury and crisis.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Nora, a volatile actress struggling with crippling stage fright, is consumed by deep resentment over her father’s abandonment.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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The half-cent sales tax has generated billions in funding, turning a capital program that was once in disrepair into the envy of the state of Florida.—
Dick Batchelor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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But the company took care of its workers and created a community that was the envy of many.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Covetousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covetousness. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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