as in to envy
to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages
a public prosecutor who resents the nice clothes, fancy car, and big house that his old law school classmate has always resented her baby brother, whom her parents doted on
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Recent Examples of resent
And several of the others resent her for it.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
Some veterans might resent having a kid take a portion of their playing time.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Some in the group resented those charges and Judd even mentioned law enforcement is looking into possible tampering with evidence.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Kids who read long books resented getting the same number of points as those who read short ones.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
Some veterans might resent having a kid take a portion of their playing time.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Some in the group resented those charges and Judd even mentioned law enforcement is looking into possible tampering with evidence.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Kids who read long books resented getting the same number of points as those who read short ones.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resent
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Conclusion In conclusion, ServiceNow continues to be a leading software provider, with steady revenue growth, strong cash flow, and margins that many enterprise software competitors would envy.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Superman, true to form, says there’s nothing to envy.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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His ambitions get somewhat begrudging support from obvious Jim Halpert stand-in Mare (Chelsea Frei), the most competent journalist in the newsroom.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nobody has begrudged Isak wanting a move to a bigger club with an immediate chance of more glory and money.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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By February, Dudek had become the conduit between DOGE and the SSA, alerting top agency officials that DOGE wanted to work at headquarters.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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And after Detroit defeated Green Bay, 34-31, in Week 14 last season, many Packers talked about wanting to see the Lions again in the postseason.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resent. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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