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as in angry
having or showing deep-seated resentment
he is still resentful about being passed over for a promotion
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as in jealous
having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
resentful of her cousin's wealth
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Recent Examples of resentful
In hospital attacks, unlike random mass shootings elsewhere, the shooter is often targeting somebody, sometimes resentful about the care given a relative who died, Sem added.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Delaney is restless, unable to settle on a job, chronically late, secretly resentful of others.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
And in some of his greatest on-screen work ever, Hackman depicted the resentful, acidic patriarch in the Wes Anderson dramedy The Royal Tenenbaums.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Scholarship on the decline of rural America suggests that people living outside larger cities are resentful of the economic forces that may have eroded their economic power.
—Bryan Tysinger, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Delaney is restless, unable to settle on a job, chronically late, secretly resentful of others.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
And in some of his greatest on-screen work ever, Hackman depicted the resentful, acidic patriarch in the Wes Anderson dramedy The Royal Tenenbaums.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Scholarship on the decline of rural America suggests that people living outside larger cities are resentful of the economic forces that may have eroded their economic power.
—Bryan Tysinger, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resentful
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His angry toss of the rosin bag to a spot several feet from the pitcher’s mound during Sunday’s game was an indication of his disappointment.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Abby’s Motivations – Last night, players saw that the show was saying right away that Abby was a Firefly and was angry at Joel for all his murders at the hospital, decimating the entire organization.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Beards were at one stage a part of the conflict opposing William and Kate to Harry and Meghan, after Harry wrote in his book Spare that his brother was jealous of his.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Smith and Hill, who was also named in the lawsuit, both vehemently denied all claims of wrongdoing and accused the plaintiffs of being jealous of Piper’s popularity and success.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Beyond that, Acheampong’s rapid rise and equally precipitous fall in the first two weeks of January lent itself to the more cynical notion that Maresca might have wanted to send a message to Chelsea about the need for defensive reinforcements in the winter market.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps most perplexing about Smash, though, is its weirdly cynical, ungenerous take on the Bombshell herself.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Middleton was said to be extremely sore the past few days, but considering what could have happened when Bo Horvat pushed him from behind so far from the boards, that’s relatively good news.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Power forward Aaron Gordon was also questionable with an illness and a sore right calf.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The United States and the Soviet Union were bitter adversaries during the four decade-long Cold War, competing for influence on multiple continents and arming their respective proxies from as far afield as Afghanistan, Angola, and Nicaragua in order to enhance their power at the other's expense.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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By emphasizing short wars, strategists rely too much on initial battle plans that may not play out in practice—with bitter consequences.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
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State of play: O'Connell enjoys wide public approval that elected officials at any level rarely find in this rancorous political environment.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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For nearly two decades, Twitter had been considered the internet’s town square, chaotic and often rancorous but informative and diversely discursive.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Resentful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resentful. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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