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envied

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past tense of envy

as in resented

to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages her coworkers envied her chummy relationship with the senior vice president they envied him because he didn't have to work for a living

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Recent Examples of envied The sprawling business model that competitors once envied had become a liability—unwieldy, capital-intensive, and increasingly unable to compete in focused, fast-moving markets. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Al Davis would’ve envied how much head space Argentina occupies in the soccer world. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026 But compared to their predecessors and others in the region, this new generation of Gulf leaders offers a model of modernity that is envied and increasingly emulated throughout the Arab world. — Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 But really, what these friends envied most was Petrarch’s fame. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 The American rail system was once envied around the world. — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 American strategy toward Caracas amounts to granting the recycled regime the international legitimacy that Maduro never enjoyed and that Chávez might well have envied. — Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026 Without these two foundational pieces, the state’s national education standing will inevitably decline, and with it those envied AP scores. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026 On the other side of town, the Los Angeles Dodgers have become the franchise envied by fans and teams alike given their massive spending spree and utilizing deferred money to field an All-Star roster that continues to get better by the year. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026

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Advertisement When Molt went to prison at the tail end of the 1970s, Crutchfield took his place at the top of the food chain—something his former mentor resented when he was released.

— Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Endlessly mocked, constantly parodied, and vaguely resented, the mandarins in American civic life have no real allies or admirers.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

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