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
For a Dodgers team already resented for buying up baseball with its massive payroll, watching its star closer stroll through a cockfighting pit in full uniform feels tailor-made to ignite outrage back home.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
In some companies, employees resent the training meetings and new habits that are frequently necessary with software migrations.
—Thomas Berndorfer, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Public officials resent having to pick up the slack.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Then there is the lifelong contentiousness with her mother, Marluce Martins Perry, a talented Brazilian artist who reluctantly traded her gifts and status for matrimony and child-rearing and resented her family in the wake of her decision.
—A.d. Amorosi, SPIN, 4 May 2026
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
In some companies, employees resent the training meetings and new habits that are frequently necessary with software migrations.
—Thomas Berndorfer, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Public officials resent having to pick up the slack.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Then there is the lifelong contentiousness with her mother, Marluce Martins Perry, a talented Brazilian artist who reluctantly traded her gifts and status for matrimony and child-rearing and resented her family in the wake of her decision.
—A.d. Amorosi, SPIN, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resent
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The 35-year-old veteran — with two All-Star games, over 2,000 career strikeouts and Cy Young votes to his name — envies a rookie.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Hong Kyung-Pio’s splendid cinematography, Micheal Abel’s huge orchestral score, Kim Hanjoon’s ace visual effects, and Yoo Sang Seoob’s impressive stunt coordination all deliver on a level Hollywood might envy, and likely at a tenth of the cost.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Kiffin was excoriated by fans and media for abandoning his team, but neither Chambliss nor his family begrudge the coach for leaving.—
Bomani Jones,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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Few who see this production will begrudge the play and its star a spot on that list.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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San Diego still wants to build through pressure, circulate the ball, involve the goalkeeper and create superiority through the midfield.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The key to making housing more affordable is both building smaller starter homes that people can afford, and changing preferences so people want to live in them.—
Allison Schrager,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2026
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resent. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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