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
But at a moment when many people are in a perpetual state of gloominess — courtesy of the news, social media doomscrolling or streaming/cable dramas that confuse lack of literal illumination with profundity — the pleasantly sunny escapism is difficult to resent.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
He routinely gets beaten or abducted by subjects who resent his coverage.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The folk world resented the Beatles because of the sound.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Instead of resenting rivals, recognize that their efforts to raise the bar ultimately benefit your business, too, by attracting more customers, increasing overall demand and driving innovation across the board.
—Levi King, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
He routinely gets beaten or abducted by subjects who resent his coverage.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The folk world resented the Beatles because of the sound.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Instead of resenting rivals, recognize that their efforts to raise the bar ultimately benefit your business, too, by attracting more customers, increasing overall demand and driving innovation across the board.
—Levi King, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for resent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resent
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Now, as a professional makeup artist in my thirties, I’m blessed with a level of access to products my younger self would have envied.—
Mila Jaroniec,
Allure,
3 Sep. 2025
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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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This helps make the world and characters feel even richer, giving you some vital looks into the relationships between key characters — like fleshing out the begrudging respect the ruthless mercenary Gafgarion feels for Ramza.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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It was already understood by then that, as part of the NCAA’s begrudging acceptance of athletes earning endorsement income, schools would be required to collect their players’ NIL contracts.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Those who want to add Protein Cold Foam to their favorite drink can choose from flavors including banana, vanilla, sugar-free vanilla, chocolate, matcha, salted caramel and brown sugar, plain with no sugar and limited-time seasonal flavors pumpkin and pecan.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The players are big on wanting to play on grass, while the owners are more interested in the turf.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resent. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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