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Recent Examples of blood feud
The personal and vicious nature of the attack led to a blood feud that included matches at WrestleMania 41 and the subsequent No Holds Barred blow-off match at Evolution 2, which Cargill won.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 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
This is the culmination of storylines, careers and blood feuds wrapped in a Lone Star barbed wire bow.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Because apparently, glam squads are the new blood feuds in Atlanta.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 June 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 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
This is the culmination of storylines, careers and blood feuds wrapped in a Lone Star barbed wire bow.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Because apparently, glam squads are the new blood feuds in Atlanta.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood feud
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There’s no bad blood with the Faithfuls who banished her, though.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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After all, bakeoffs invariably lead to bad blood.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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Even more than 20 years later, the 50 Cent and Ja Rule feud is still alive and well.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2026
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The singing great took a break from rehearsals to talk to The Hollywood Reporter about Bunny’s triumph, the president’s ugly remarks about it, the Beckham family feud that he’s reluctantly been dragged into and his excitement at landing on the Strip.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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The individuals who would be most likely to lose credit-card access in this scenario—borrowers with low credit scores—are the same people who tend to rely on short-term debt to make essential purchases, such as groceries, gas, and medical bills.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Quad jumps, for men, and triple-triples, for women, remain high-risk, high-reward opportunities to rack up big scores.—
Robert Samuels,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Emily Brontë’s novel is a book that stains — its emotions seep through generations, its hatreds metastasize, its love transforms into something unholy and permanent.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Talmud teaches that Jerusalem was destroyed not only because of hatred, but because of sinat chinam, baseless hatred fueled by moral absolutism.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Their competitiveness should resemble animosity, and Glenn should draw their ire.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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At a moment when there’s really just more animosity than probably in our life, maybe since Benedict Arnold days, between the US and Canada.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Winslow’s notable public enmity toward the current president, whose name will not cross his lips today, has been evident ever since the two-time destroyer of worlds first sought power.—
Fred Schruers,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, their body language and working relationship belies nothing of the boorish, antagonistic dynamic between Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose enmity risked lives (as when Cuomo held up a mass Covid vaccine site in New York due to his beef with de Blasio).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Doctors quickly determined that Chris had jaundice and that his kidneys and liver had shut down.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Post-birth, doctors said Alex Maze suffered from jaundice, anemia and an abnormal heart rhythm.—
Dan Slepian,
NBC news,
16 Dec. 2025
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Welch and Sullivan dismiss concerns that their antagonism toward some Democrats is helpful to Trump, arguing that unscripted moments, even the spicier ones, are just what their side needs.—
Rachel Monroe,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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Trump could either amp up the antagonism or claim to have pulled off a brilliant America First deal—though neither approach would, or should, put the Minnesota mess behind him completely.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20feud. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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