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as in jealousy
a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too
his covetousness for his neighbors' things spoils any enjoyment he might have of his own possessions
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as in greed
an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions
an insatiable covetousness made her work long hours so that she could afford expensive things
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Love, hate, longing, jealousy, deception, passion, confusion, humor, loyalty and pain make for great drama.—
Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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The depictions of jealousy, vanity, and desire to main power provide a great opportunity to have real conversations with kids about these topics.—
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Critics of this alignment of the wealthy argue that Trump’s policies thus align less with economic populism to help the average man and more with corporate greed to help these elites.—
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Her concern over both the animals and the big picture, not to mention her frustration and anger over what legacies of long-grift greed have wrought, offers the tiniest beacon of feeling in a film preoccupied with teeing up some frankly unimpressive carnage.—
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What’s been really interesting to me about the Blake situation is how much of the hatred against her is coming from women.—
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Parents today must understand that hatred, bigotry and violence aren’t just things that children can learn directly from their upbringing.—
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Meanwhile, in their first Netflix series, Meghan expressed her resentment over that being the big takeaway from the Oprah interview instead of her mental health revelations.—
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Without enough time to truly know each other’s habits, values and communication styles, small annoyances can snowball into deeper resentment.—
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Belinda Lindsey’s spa treatments, featured on the third season of the HBO series The White Lotus, kicked up plenty of envy among viewers—dampened by the hail of gunfire foreshadowed during the opening episode.—
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Related Articles Improving Investor Behavior: An investment in efficiency Instead of envy, Munger and Buffett preached gratitude.—
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“Covetousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covetousness. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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