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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.
—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
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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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood feud
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Brown, 28, said that while there’s no bad blood with his now-former quarterback, the two grew apart.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Rumors of bad blood between Hugh Jackman and his ex-wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, may soon be a thing of the past.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
20 May 2026
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Over two years later, Queer Eye fans learned of a feud behind the scenes when Brown skipped a series of January 2026 press interviews.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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For years, fans have suspected a possible feud between Swift and the Tellers.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
3 June 2026
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Covarrubias tied the score 1-1 with an RBI single to left-center in the fifth.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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If you're approved and choose to accept the Card, your score may be impacted.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Monday showed why the Middle East’s generational hatreds are so often treacherous for American presidents.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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More deeply, San Diego’s Muslims have been puzzling over the roots of the hatred that sent two young men into a holy place with the intent to commit mass murder.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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While the weapon’s whereabouts remained unknown, Harris also revealed information that appeared to support prosecutors’ theory that longstanding gang animosity fueled the shooting.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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Six years later, the pair cuddled up in dressing gowns for a butter commercial so, no, the animosity did not last.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The maneuver only added to the enmity between Bondi and Democrats on the committee.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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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.—
Dr. Megan Yanny,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The most common adverse effects were jaundice, abdominal pain, and nausea.—
Patricia Weiser,
Verywell Health,
29 May 2026
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During this car ride, the antagonism between the two men vanishes.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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Their antagonism peaked at the end of Season 3, when Deborah achieves her dream of landing a late-night chair and Ava blackmails her way into the head-writer job.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20feud. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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