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feud

noun

Definition of feud

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 Alix Earle has finally broken her silence on her feud with Alex Cooper. — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026 Earle has remained largely silent about her feud with Cooper, but the Call Her Daddy host hasn’t. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2026 Rumors of a feud between the internet stars began when Earle’s podcast Hot Mess exited Unwell, the media network started and operated by Cooper, in March 2025. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Both killings captivated the public and seemed tied to gang feuds involving the rap world. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feud

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Noun

Two rail gauges will meet The CKU project has adopted a dual-gauge design to resolve the long-standing technical dispute.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Countries are typically expected to attempt to resolve disputes before bringing them to the court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispute

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After an initial investigation, BPD determined an altercation that occurred on the porch led to the stabbing of the man.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2026
That was because, as OutKick's Ian Miller wrote, the university had pulled the outlet's credentials because of a report about a locker room altercation that resulted in the dismissal of senior safety Jacob Fields.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of altercation

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Your steady approach can keep a minor misunderstanding from growing.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
Commentary and opinion News that the national debt has reached $40 trillion has inspired lots of partisan hand-wringing — and even more misunderstanding, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of misunderstanding

Noun

After many decades of organizing, speaking, writing, agitating — and weathering the constant controversy that courted — Steinem kept going.

— Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
George Lucas, for his part, has suggested that bringing the Lucas Museum to fruition—a project beset by delays and controversy that has taken nearly a decade to realize—was a herculean effort.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of controversy

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Parkinson usually plays things a bit straighter with the media, but his presence in the away dugout did provide the 20,056-capacity crowd — and an audience watching on TV on both sides of the Atlantic — with a fascinating clash of styles.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Disappointment over a relationship rift flares as the moon and Saturn clash.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of clash

Noun

This did not, however, mark the end of disputation concerning the Northwest Angle.

— Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
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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