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
Why Nara Smith's Quirky Charm Is So Endearing In the comments on all these videos, people tend to either make fun of Smith or lament that someday her children will grow up to resent their names.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 July 2025
Harry resented the way he was treated as a bit of a joker and the royal wild child.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
The head of China’s Communist Party may resent Putin’s reduction of its Russian counterpart—the country’s second-largest party—to the status of another bit player in Russia’s rubber-stamping parliament.
—Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
His Leo makes little effort to fit in, and he’s resented all the more for his lofty detachment.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 2 July 2025
Harry resented the way he was treated as a bit of a joker and the royal wild child.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
The head of China’s Communist Party may resent Putin’s reduction of its Russian counterpart—the country’s second-largest party—to the status of another bit player in Russia’s rubber-stamping parliament.
—Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
His Leo makes little effort to fit in, and he’s resented all the more for his lofty detachment.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resent
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Prolific writers are simultaneously envied and dismissed, admired and snarked about.—
Ed Simon
July 21,
Literary Hub,
21 July 2025
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After despising and envying his seemingly perfect new partner from afar, their coffee date is a chance for Jessica to reconcile with the fact that Wendy was never the bad guy after all.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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Directors Ramiel Petros and Nicholas Freeman valiantly attempt to unravel the tale of Tony Powell—with only begrudging help from its protagonist.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
13 June 2025
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Kosinski is a pro at navigating standoffs and and begrudging friendships between guys.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Grocer Albertsons wants to know the details behind former Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen’s sudden resignation in March amid an internal ethics investigation, according to a news report.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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But Turner wants to encourage states that are welcoming these projects to think ahead.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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“Resent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resent. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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