as in dispute
a long and angry conflict between two people or two groups
The workers' feud with management concerns health benefits and pay increases. Because of a family feud, they did not see each other for a decade.
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Recent Examples of feud
Trump’s decision to pull that nomination coincided with a public, ugly feud between Musk and the president.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
The new revelation comes as Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla’s feud has gotten worse over the past couple of months.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
The hard launch at the time was done amid her public feud with estranged husband, Offset.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
Prior to his nosedive at the Winnipeg show, Adcock made headlines not for his onstage performances, but his ongoing feud with fellow country musician Zach Bryan.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
The new revelation comes as Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla’s feud has gotten worse over the past couple of months.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
The hard launch at the time was done amid her public feud with estranged husband, Offset.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
Prior to his nosedive at the Winnipeg show, Adcock made headlines not for his onstage performances, but his ongoing feud with fellow country musician Zach Bryan.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feud
Noun
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Plus, a jury acquitted a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent, a deli and a cookbook author are in a trademark dispute, and more.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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While carriage disputes are nothing news, and Disney has had high-profile ones with DirecTV and Charter in recent years, the YouTube TV situation is unique.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Margolick devotes much space to the writers’ quarrels, their gripes, their resentment of one another.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Marta and Antonio, partners of many years, quarrel and suddenly break up.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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In 2017, Charles, who played for the New York Knicks from 1988 to 1998, was asked to leave the arena after an altercation with a security guard.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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After the teens exited the vehicle, a physical altercation ensued.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Mercury retrograde might bring a few tech glitches, scheduling delays, or misunderstandings among friends or team members.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
9 Nov. 2025
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Expect a few misunderstandings, but also second chances to speak honestly and listen with a fresh perspective.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The season follows two Baird College students who have rekindled a tumultuous romance, but past actions and a controversy get in the way of their best intentions.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Nov. 2025
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The Senate vote to temporarily reopen the government sparked intense controversy within the Democratic Party, as a small group of its senators joined Republicans in backing a deal that did not guarantee the extension of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, a key Democratic priority.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Much of this strife, including throughout the 1967-1970 civil war and subsequent clashes over the decades, has also been closely tied to feuds across ethnic and territorial lines.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Pfizer and Novo Nordisk are in a takeover clash over the obesity biotech Metsera, with both pharmaceutical giants raising their bids for the startup as of Monday.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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Jake is a single father who has brought Kristen up in the severe Calvinist tradition, marked by Bible disputations of Talmudic intricacy and by a radical detachment from secular and popular culture.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2023
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Close behind this mini-murderer’s row of female artists with four nods is Zach Top, a neotraditionalist who’s found favor across basically all country quadrants.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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The teen also sat front row at the Ashley Williams show during London Fashion Week in September.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feud. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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