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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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Duff, who starred on the network's beloved Lizzie McGuire series, and Lohan, who starred in several Disney original films like Get A Clue and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, sparked rumors of a long-standing feud due to a love triangle involving the late pop star Aaron Carter.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Tuesday following a weekslong feud between the American startup and US officials who want to deepen the integration of AI for military uses.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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In 2025 alone, LAUSD students earned more than 41,000 qualifying AP scores, representing over 124,000 college credits, Coleman said.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Three De’Anthony Melton free throws got the deficit back to three after another Pelicans score, but the Pelicans held on for the win after a few empty Warriors possessions.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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White people hurl the N-word at them daily, accompanied by varying degrees of hatred, disgust and violence.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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One on antisemitism and hatred and bigotry, and on that, that’s a black and white issue.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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In a crosstown rivalry, and a battle of teams teetering on the NCAA Tournament bubble, animosity came naturally.—
Aaron Heisen,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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His Chevy was one of three vintage American automobiles that US diplomats selected to be in the background for the flag raising ceremony at the US Embassy in Havana that marked the official restoration of ties between the two countries following decades of bitter animosity.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Indignation in the face of injustice, yes—but not enmity.—
Emily Chamlee-Wright,
Washington Post,
6 Feb. 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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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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Despite antagonisms with Beijing over comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Taiwan, Japan's exports to China jumped 32% year-on-year in January.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Luckey and Newsom do share antagonism toward labor unions’ proposal to levy a one-time 5% tax on billionaires.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20feud. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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