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Recent Examples of blood feud
One of the media industry’s great blood feuds could be headed for détente, as the United Talent Agency and the advertising dealmaker Michael Kassan appear close to reaching a settlement that could be announced in time for the annual Cannes Lions festival later this month.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
Damian Priest Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest is making a slow-climb as one of WWE’s best blood feuds.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Laura, who lost her daughter Cathy months prior, is already looking after a young foster child named Ollie (Jonah Wren Phillips), a strange, selectively mute boy who has an insatiable appetite and a blood feud with the family cat.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
But also worth noting is that Musk is in a separate blood feud with Altman, who wants pretty much no regulation at all.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
Damian Priest Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest is making a slow-climb as one of WWE’s best blood feuds.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Laura, who lost her daughter Cathy months prior, is already looking after a young foster child named Ollie (Jonah Wren Phillips), a strange, selectively mute boy who has an insatiable appetite and a blood feud with the family cat.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
But also worth noting is that Musk is in a separate blood feud with Altman, who wants pretty much no regulation at all.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood feud
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While bad blood around the contests - watched by literally hundreds of millions around the world - had often been fuelled by nationalistic fans and warring governments, the players had generally shown sportsmanship and goodwill on the field.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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As such, there was no space for any bad blood in the company, so LaBeouf and Voight had to address any ill feelings before taking on the roles of Clodio and Hamilton, Driver's cousin and uncle.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump reportedly cut ties with Epstein over a real estate feud in 2004.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But on episode 5, both of the Chrisley kids offer viewers a peek past the anger, and into the sadness and fear that lies at the heart of the once-inseparable siblings' feud.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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Just a reminder the score was 48-21 when Harbaugh told his kicker to chill.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Their score doesn’t measure their ability.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Foreign perpetrators have been linked to previous acts intended to incite hatred.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The left is always, at all times and places, a violent phenomenon full of hatred.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Maybe there won’t be any animosity at all.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Having established Laura and Cherry’s mutual animosity right away, The Girlfriend pushes them steadily toward that confrontation teased in the first moments.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Too much of today’s public discourse, especially online, fosters enmity instead of empathy.—
Russell M. Nelson,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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While there’s no love triangle, The Long Walk treats its allegiances and enmities with a grandeur that rivals any romance, especially the connection between its hero, Ray Garraty (Cooper Hoffman), and his friend Peter McVries (David Jonsson).—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Symptoms may include jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), rash, and weakness.—
Lindsay Cook,
Health,
10 Sep. 2025
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OregonLive and Oregon Public Broadcasting reported that a medical examiner found that Hayden had suffered acute bilirubin encephalopathy, a neurological condition that is caused by jaundice, which was brought on by hyperbilirubinemia, an excessive amount of bilirubin in the blood.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Heading in, Republicans don’t seem eager to echo the antagonism from the right.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Daniel finally gets the full scope of their antagonism, which means their burden is now to convince him of their righteousness.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20feud. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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