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a long and angry conflict between two people or two groups
The workers' feud with management concerns health benefits and pay increases. Because of a family feud, they did not see each other for a decade.
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Recent Examples of feud
Drake isn’t letting his feud with Kendrick Lamar fade anytime soon.
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 July 2025
Egg regulation lawsuit is the latest salvo between Trump and California
The lawsuit is the latest in a feud and war of words with the state of California and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Omega’s diverticulitis figures to be the story of this match since the big angle to launch this feud saw Okada deliver an elbow to Omega’s gut, leading to internal injuries.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Speaking of Frank, his polite feud (by Frank’s standards) with Mr. Johnson turns out to be nothing more than a diversion.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 July 2025
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 July 2025
Egg regulation lawsuit is the latest salvo between Trump and California
The lawsuit is the latest in a feud and war of words with the state of California and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Omega’s diverticulitis figures to be the story of this match since the big angle to launch this feud saw Okada deliver an elbow to Omega’s gut, leading to internal injuries.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Speaking of Frank, his polite feud (by Frank’s standards) with Mr. Johnson turns out to be nothing more than a diversion.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feud
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Threads on the South Park subreddit and social media have lit up with foul-mouthed complaints from international fans, most of them directed at Paramount and David Ellison’s Skydance Media, whose $8 billion buyout of Paramount is at the heart of the South Park dispute.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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But there are still some sour grapes about the big tactical dispute in February.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Your celestial ruler, Mercury, will also station retrograde in your communication sector (for the win), triggering misunderstandings and unnecessary quarrels with siblings or neighbors.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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According to writer and historian Geoffrey C. Ward, Johnson had his quarrels inside and outside the ring.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Back in May, former Washington Commanders running back Adrian Peterson went viral for his involvement in a physical altercation at a poker game in Houston, Texas.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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These men appear to have been more closely involved in the altercation, based on police reports in the case file.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
13 July 2025
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Another reader sent an annotated version of my column to me, showing a fundamental misunderstanding of my column and pretty much everything else.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Beyond risks to trust and reputation, misunderstanding of the capabilities and limitations of AI systems can lead to serious operational risks.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The marketing department has been working up a list of areas where crime in the streets is highest, and will target special efforts on Death Wish there, hoping to stir up the kind of controversy that will get people to the box office.—
Andrew Tobias,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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Social Security has become a lightening rod for controversy since Trump’s inauguration in January.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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President Donald Trump broke his silence one day after reports of a clash between U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino about the release of a memo regarding Jeffrey Epstein, which prompted conservatives on social media to call for the president to fire her.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Steve Garcia When the betting odds were first published for the Calvin Kattar vs. Steve Garcia featherweight clash, Garcia was listed as a -140 betting favorite over the +115 Kattar.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Jake is a single father who has brought Kristen up in the severe Calvinist tradition, marked by Bible disputations of Talmudic intricacy and by a radical detachment from secular and popular culture.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2023
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Seven decades later, this culture of disputation emerged as a central theme in Timothy Garton Ash’s The Magic Lantern, his eyewitness report on the Eastern European revolutions of 1989.—
Susie Linfield,
The New York Review of Books,
11 May 2022
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The 10-year-old princess joined mom Kate Middleton, dad Prince William and older brother Prince George at the gentlemen's singles final on July 13, cheering on Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner from the front row of the Royal Box at Centre Court.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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In northern areas, these plants are typically sown indoors from February to April or outdoors under row covers or cloches from March to May for an autumn harvest.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 July 2025
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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feud. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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