blood feud

noun

Definition of blood feudnext
as in bad blood

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Recent Examples of blood feud Did you guys have your own blood feud with NYU’s RAs? — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026 Along with Rhodes, there is speculation that Bron Breakker, who has been sidelined by a hernia injury for over a month, will return on Monday to confront Seth Rollins to lock in their blood feud at WrestleMania 42. — Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 This transformed a political rivalry into a blood feud. — 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 See All Example Sentences for blood feud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood feud
  1. bad blood
  2. feud
  3. score
  4. hatred
  5. animosity
  6. enmity
  7. jaundice
  8. antagonism
Noun
  • The defending world champions were quick to jump on their white horse and laud the singer in the wake of their players stirring up some bad blood with blue-and-orange Swifties.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Prosecutors plan to play some of Conway's songs to prove the two rappers had bad blood.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of bad blood
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  • Their heated feud will culminate in a Last Man Standing match at Saturday Night SuperFight this weekend in Chicago with the MLW World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Democratic victories will bring their brewing, bitter feud into the spotlight.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of feud
Noun
  • The receiver caught the ball and left the secondary in the dust for a 58-yard score.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • So from the 6-yard line with 4 ticks left, Barnett hit Caden Piening for the score near the out-of-bounds marker.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of score
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  • Orlando should be proud of the people who gave those words meaning by refusing to let hatred go unanswered.
    — Linda Chapin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The exchange is one of many contentious clashes between those who oppose data centers in their communities, which have earned bipartisan hatred, and those advocating for them.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of hatred
Noun
  • Why such clueless animosity toward people whose only crime was doing what the nation asked of them?
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • That has led to Canadians booing the United States National Anthem and more animosity to between the two nations.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of animosity
Noun
  • The enmity between the sides grew after the Irish players wore black armbands and bowed their heads during the Israeli national anthem before the first match.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The months-long battle was bitter and hard fought and enmity within the industry has yet to subside.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of enmity
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  • Many people have no symptoms while others may experience nausea, abdominal pain or yellowing of the skin and eyes, known as jaundice.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Some common symptoms of congenital measles include fever and jaundice.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of jaundice
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  • The accusations, which Gomez denies, have left the 51-year-old Eagle Rock Democrat vulnerable to an upstart challenger from Highland Park who earned a reputation for antagonism while serving on the area’s neighborhood council.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • There’s no need to pay committed Republicans, while committed Democrats will see the offer as a bald monetization of politics that can deepen their antagonism.
    — Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of antagonism

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