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
Lori will turn out to harbor some personal reasons for loathing Julian, but there are plenty of general reasons to resent him too.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Panamanians increasingly resented having their country split in two by the racially segregated, colony-like zone.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Panamanians increasingly resented having their country split in two by the racially segregated, colony-like zone.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Johnny Jones, secretary-treasurer of the TSA division of the American Federation of Government Employees, said union members resent having their livelihoods used as tools and talking points in a game of political brinkmanship.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Panamanians increasingly resented having their country split in two by the racially segregated, colony-like zone.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Panamanians increasingly resented having their country split in two by the racially segregated, colony-like zone.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Johnny Jones, secretary-treasurer of the TSA division of the American Federation of Government Employees, said union members resent having their livelihoods used as tools and talking points in a game of political brinkmanship.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resent
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Screenwriters secretly envy book authors for their intellectual prestige and creative control, and authors secretly dream of working in Hollywood.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2026
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Both women also purchased homes in Palm Beach, Florida, and maintain social lives my 20-something self would envy.—
Lindsey Metrus,
InStyle,
8 Apr. 2026
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While ReedPop is pressing on with BookCon despite that response from some, Rogers says the convention organizer does not begrudge those who have made this choice.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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Besides, his friends are in no position to begrudge him the joy of being the center of attention.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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In Riverwoods, adjacent to Lincolnshire, sandbags were also available for residents who wanted them, said Laura Trevino, the village’s trustee of communications.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The county, Horwedel said, wants to focus its investment in the areas of the stadium used by fans.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resent. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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