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Recent Examples of blood feud
This is the culmination of storylines, careers and blood feuds wrapped in a Lone Star barbed wire bow.
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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
But many try to portray Iran’s hatred of Israel as some kind of thousand-year-old blood feud.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
This season, the main tension appears to be more about Ellie becoming mature enough to accept that not all heroes have to make dramatic sacrifices or win a blood feud.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
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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
But many try to portray Iran’s hatred of Israel as some kind of thousand-year-old blood feud.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
This season, the main tension appears to be more about Ellie becoming mature enough to accept that not all heroes have to make dramatic sacrifices or win a blood feud.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood feud
Noun
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After all, bakeoffs invariably lead to bad blood.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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But there’s no bad blood there.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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Orlando Ramirez / Getty Images The family feud over control of the San Diego Padres appears to be over, according to a court filing on Monday, which revealed that the widow of Peter Seidler has dropped the bulk of her claims against two of the late owner’s brothers.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Elon Musk’s feud with European leaders intensifies Elon Musk is in a growing row with Europe.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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In addition, scores of videos and news accounts have been circulating this month showing ICE agents pepper-spraying residents or throwing them to the ground in California, Arizona, Minnesota and elsewhere.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Eighth-grade National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scores in Florida have not significantly improved since 1998 and have once again fallen below the national average, placing the state 44th nationally.—
Andrew Spar,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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Your hatred of our governor has blinded your ability to be balanced, fair or accurate.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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There’s no hatred, no resentment, no real rivalry to speak of, beyond the unquenchable fire that drives every great athlete.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 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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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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Trump's aggressive push to acquire Greenland turned to open antagonism toward allies in the days leading up to this year's forum.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20feud. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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