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
There’s a lot of bad blood in the Senate these days, but there’s reason to believe the quartet can break through.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Golden State coach Steve Kerr said there is no bad blood between the two parties.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
That made Friday afternoon’s summary judgment hearing the first public glimpse of bad blood between Dallas’ NBA and NHL franchises, with their respective attorneys trading verbal blows for a little more than two hours in Texas Business Court.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Set in a landscape stained by red clay and bad blood, villainy is commonplace.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Golden State coach Steve Kerr said there is no bad blood between the two parties.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
That made Friday afternoon’s summary judgment hearing the first public glimpse of bad blood between Dallas’ NBA and NHL franchises, with their respective attorneys trading verbal blows for a little more than two hours in Texas Business Court.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Set in a landscape stained by red clay and bad blood, villainy is commonplace.
—Peter White, Deadline, 5 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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Reef, Ira and Reef's closest friends from childhood, portrayed by Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer, put their heads together to identify figures from Reef's past who may hold a grudge against him, all while Reef worries that negative stories about him will appear on the internet.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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The polite Canadian fans held a grudge against nearly every Dodger, booing loudly as the starting lineup was announced.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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Gracie’s discovery is squelched and this character’s value to the play comes in establishing how institutional silence can have an equally pernicious impact on confronting social hatreds.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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There is nothing quite like the theater and hatred that comes when the Penguins and Flyers share a sheet of ice.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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As was the case then, an inequitable solution now will further widen social and economic divisions and foment bitterness in this country.—
Robert Hormats,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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For example, maror, or bitter herbs, represent the bitterness of slavery.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
1 Apr. 2026
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