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Recent Examples of blood feud
This transformed a political rivalry into a blood feud.
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Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
There's only one way in which this blood feud between Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and Homelander (Antony Starr) ends.
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Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
2 Jan. 2026
He will always be remembered for igniting the Avs-Red Wings blood feud.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 Dec. 2025
Surprisingly, though, Sweet Tooth took Stu’s advice to heart and decided to focus on winning the race rather than on his blood feud with Grimm.
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Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blood feud
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
There's only one way in which this blood feud between Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and Homelander (Antony Starr) ends.
—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
2 Jan. 2026
He will always be remembered for igniting the Avs-Red Wings blood feud.
—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 Dec. 2025
Surprisingly, though, Sweet Tooth took Stu’s advice to heart and decided to focus on winning the race rather than on his blood feud with Grimm.
—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blood feud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood feud
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Haredi withdrawal from the coalition would only expedite a foregone election, but the optics and political fallout of ending the parliament with such bad blood could prove costly for Netanyahu, who is seeking reelection.
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The boos had no real bad blood behind it, but the energy was enough for the veteran point guard to come away in awe.
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Wilde’s 2022 psychological thriller, headlined by Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, descended into tabloid chaos amid rampant speculation over an apparent feud between Pugh and Wilde, plus the romance between Wilde and Styles that allegedly originated during production.
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After a 2009 legal settlement resolving a bitter feud over the company’s origins, Straubel was officially recognized as a cofounder alongside Musk, Martin Eberhard, Marc Tarpenning, and Ian Wright.
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De Larrea is a shooting guard prospect from Spain with a score-first mentality.
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National and district-level data confirm an alarming decline in student test scores over the past decade and a half.
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Disciples of this extremist hatred are running for office and winning in select primaries.
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But to the man himself, comedy is—like life—first and foremost about hatred of death.
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At a time when the United States has tense relationships with many of its overseas allies, international tourists' appreciation of American culture offers a counterpoint to the animosity between politicians.
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And yet Joe and Angela’s animosity is underscored by an absence of song.
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Trae Young won Madison Square Garden’s undying enmity in the 2021 playoffs for the Atlanta Hawks, punctuating game-breaking shots by shushing the crowd or bowing to the fans and waving goodbye.
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By the time the series moved to Chicago, the enmity between the New York and Chicago teams—and between the Yankees’ and the Cubs’ fans—was focused on Ruth.
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By the time a patient experiences signs, such as jaundice – a yellowing of the skin – or abdominal pain, the cancer has often already spread to other organs.
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If a fetus becomes infected, toxoplasmosis can lead to a range of health problems, including premature birth, low birth weight, jaundice or other liver problems, abnormal blood counts, rashes, eye disease, developmental delays, seizures, brain calcification, and in extreme cases, stillbirth.
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Reynolds uses the modern expression culture war to describe the mutual antagonism; that feels right.
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Ben Green, assistant professor of information at the University of Michigan, told Fortune there’s meanwhile abundant signs that antagonism toward data centers is real and organic.
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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20feud. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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