resented

past tense of resent
as in envied
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 resented While Kiehn’s ascension to corporate powerhouse wasn’t always smooth—his meteoric rise was resented by fellow Nazi Party members—his company became sufficiently dominant that his rolling papers were distributed widely for free during the war to German soldiers. Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025 The folk world resented the Beatles because of the sound. Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 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 The Earliwoods had money; everyone knew it, and everyone resented it. Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 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 His main rivals were Sunni Islamists who resented rule by Hafez’s Alawite minority. Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024 The jury probably resented being there. Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024 Sunni Muslims and Christians resented it, but lacked the power to object. Ibrahim Al-Marashi / Made By History, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
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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
  • But one wonders if John ever begrudged his brother’s surpassing him as a poet.
    Gregory Jusdanis, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
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  • Hamlin wanted that race win badly, but securing the runner-up position meant he is placed fourth in the standings.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The actress wanted to her look to emulate French actresses like Bibi Anderson and Liv Ullman as well as Swedish actress, Gunnel Lindblum, and brought these references to Nollet for her transformation.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Resented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resented. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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