: a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate sense 2)
feud
intransitive verb
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
President Donald Trump’s General Services Administration directed all federal agencies on Tuesday to explore ways to cut remaining contracts with Harvard University – escalating the ongoing feud between the president and the Ivy League school.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 May 2025
After decades of unleashing all sorts of brilliant, transcendental digs to people of all races and backgrounds, has Patti LuPone gone too far by doubling down on her feud with two prestigious actresses of color?
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 28 May 2025
Amid the administration’s feud with the school, a judge temporarily blocked it from viewing the university’s list of foreign students.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
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Noun
The on-court feud between the two basketball stars dates back to their time at the college basketball level.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
President Donald Trump’s General Services Administration directed all federal agencies on Tuesday to explore ways to cut remaining contracts with Harvard University – escalating the ongoing feud between the president and the Ivy League school.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 May 2025
After decades of unleashing all sorts of brilliant, transcendental digs to people of all races and backgrounds, has Patti LuPone gone too far by doubling down on her feud with two prestigious actresses of color?
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 28 May 2025
Amid the administration’s feud with the school, a judge temporarily blocked it from viewing the university’s list of foreign students.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feud. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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