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
Emotions such as guilt, shame, and jealousy may also reflect underlying concerns, relationships, or values.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 May 2026
There must have been instances of jealousy or miscommunication that could have justified pushing out Altman, Nadella said.
—Ashley Capoot,jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Salieri, despite Bettany’s compelling performance, is a wearisome figure consumed by jealousy while clearly toiling under a storm of religious psychosis.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026
Over time, my jealousy came to light.
—Katie Gavin, Time, 8 May 2026
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 May 2026
There must have been instances of jealousy or miscommunication that could have justified pushing out Altman, Nadella said.
—Ashley Capoot,jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Salieri, despite Bettany’s compelling performance, is a wearisome figure consumed by jealousy while clearly toiling under a storm of religious psychosis.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026
Over time, my jealousy came to light.
—Katie Gavin, Time, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
Noun
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Rather than silently internalizing tension, partners who processed small relational strains together appeared better able to maintain emotional connection and prevent resentment from accumulating.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Wilde and Seth Rogen play longtime marrieds harboring a laundry list of resentments who host their upstairs neighbors (Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton) for an evening of fun.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Also, the Yandy Diaz/Jonathan Aranda/Junior Caminero triumvirate would be the envy of most GMs.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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So these are the embers of envy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The Soros’ announcement did not say how the foundations will define antisemitism — a point of contention on college campuses and in state legislatures where debates have raged over whether criticism of Israel amounts to hatred of Jewish people.—
James Pollard,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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