as in resentment
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
her jealousy over her sister's singing career drove the two of them apart
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Recent Examples of jealousy
But so are the jagged edges that made Girls, Dunham’s beloved 2012 HBO series, so refreshing, which include crippling jealousy, female rage, and unbridled honesty about bodily functions.
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Lindy Segal, Glamour, 7 July 2025
There are so many emotions here: jealousy, strong desire to succeed.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 July 2025
Still, the lovers’ sense of yearning and jealousy just isn’t that palpable.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
The researchers surveyed 275 heterosexual women aged 18 to 50 and found that women who endorsed these beliefs were significantly more likely to view controlling behaviors (such as jealousy, possessiveness or making decisions for the partner) as romantic.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Lindy Segal, Glamour, 7 July 2025
There are so many emotions here: jealousy, strong desire to succeed.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 July 2025
Still, the lovers’ sense of yearning and jealousy just isn’t that palpable.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
The researchers surveyed 275 heterosexual women aged 18 to 50 and found that women who endorsed these beliefs were significantly more likely to view controlling behaviors (such as jealousy, possessiveness or making decisions for the partner) as romantic.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jealousy
Noun
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Your job should challenge you—not drain you to the point of resentment.—
Sherry Taylor,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Bing had complained of harassment and left behind a manifesto filled with resentment.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Congress should not go out of its way to create greater inefficiency in a private sector that has made the U.S. economy the envy of the world.—
John L. Mica,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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The American university is the envy of the world—drawing students from every continent—for the intense faculty mentoring that fosters young adults into professional and civic life.—
Peter Balakian
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Many were subjected to many forms of hatred spawned from these misunderstandings.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Despite his extensive progressive bona fides, Wertham’s hatred of the comics medium has forever branded him a right-wing zealot in the minds of comic fans.—
Vasilis K. Pozios,
HollywoodReporter,
18 July 2025
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“Jealousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jealousy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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