as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
enmity had existed between the two families for generations
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Recent Examples of enmity
Plus, finally reuniting, in affection and enmity, Dexter and his onetime friend Angel Batista (David Zayas) gave Resurrection serious stakes.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Orbán has maintained enmity toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and blamed Europe’s support for Kyiv as prolonging the war.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025
Plus, analysts say, Trump’s enmity toward CEO Brian Roberts gives the Ellisons — who are palsy with the president — a better shot at getting a deal cleared.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Among the crowds, which have on occasion contained tens of thousands, there have been displays of violent antisemitic sentiment, as well as language that conflates enmity toward Israel, Zionism and Jews themselves.
—Alex Holmes, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Orbán has maintained enmity toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and blamed Europe’s support for Kyiv as prolonging the war.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025
Plus, analysts say, Trump’s enmity toward CEO Brian Roberts gives the Ellisons — who are palsy with the president — a better shot at getting a deal cleared.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Among the crowds, which have on occasion contained tens of thousands, there have been displays of violent antisemitic sentiment, as well as language that conflates enmity toward Israel, Zionism and Jews themselves.
—Alex Holmes, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmity
Noun
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After years of fighting for its survival in the face of hacks and growing regulatory hostility, crypto’s fortunes abruptly change.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jewish and civil rights groups blasted the move as weakening safeguards, fueling criticism that Mamdani’s early agenda signals hostility toward Israel and the Jewish community.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Neves Valente, a former Brown graduate student suspected to have been motivated by a lengthy grudge, shot and killed students Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov and Ella Cook inside a final exam review session, according to authorities.—
Jared Kofsky,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The move showcases House Republicans’ loyalty to the president and support for his political battles, as the vetoes had been seen as instances of Trump acting on political grudges.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2026
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When Erika desires to celebrate with other fans in the city, tensions build during the match, and Erika becomes a target for misplaced hatred when the game takes a turn for the worse.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2026
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His loathing for totalitarianism was among the very few hatreds Reagan ever held, his biographer Edmund Morris said.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
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Astringent Hachiya persimmons must fully soften at room temperature before eating because chilling too early locks in bitterness.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
11 Jan. 2026
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As oblivion approached, with all its attendant possibilities of panic or bitterness, Bowie summoned the generosity to evoke the ordeal of one prematurely dying man while also thinking and creating at the no less vast scale of life itself.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Enmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmity. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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