as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
there's been bad blood between the two families for years
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Recent Examples of bad blood
However, off-screen, the two have no bad blood and are actually incredibly close.
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Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
In the end, there’s no bad blood — and Stewart learned a valuable lesson.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, there seems to be bad blood between the show and British producer and musician Labrinth, who rose to mainstream prominence in 2019 after composing the distinct music for its first season.
—Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026
There’s a lot of bad blood in the Senate these days, but there’s reason to believe the quartet can break through.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bad blood
Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
In the end, there’s no bad blood — and Stewart learned a valuable lesson.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, there seems to be bad blood between the show and British producer and musician Labrinth, who rose to mainstream prominence in 2019 after composing the distinct music for its first season.
—Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2026
There’s a lot of bad blood in the Senate these days, but there’s reason to believe the quartet can break through.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
Noun
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Lebanese officials have pushed for a ceasefire, while Israel has framed the negotiations around Hezbollah’s disarmament and a potential peace deal, without publicly committing to halting hostilities or withdrawing its forces.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to the religious hostilities that burst open in the late sixteenth century, the prevailing hue is blood.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The witness said Safi had been upset for weeks, but employees at the store told police Safi held a grudge against them for years, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Having set Coel’s grudge-nurturing immovable object and Hathaway’s in-crisis irresistible force on a collision course, the film proceeds to let the former batter the latter with a mix of acidic banter, passive-aggressive comments masked as curiosity, and compli-sults that cut bone.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2026
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Here was a player who had without doubt suffered more abuse and more taunts and more hatred than any player in the history of the game.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Well, maybe that hatred of losing — truly not accepting it, and confronting others who are OK with it — is the pathway to winning.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Acidic liquids can tame that bitterness.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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After bitterness, a little sweetness is in order.—
Michelle Huneven,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Bad blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20blood. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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