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
Randy Holmes—Getty Images This incident is the latest in a long line of clashes between Kimmel and the President, with their feud dating back years.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Apr. 2026
O’Donnell and the President have been in a nasty feud that dates back 20 years, according to Variety.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
The White House entered its latest feud with the Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
As their feud intensifies, nobody comes out of it unscathed.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Apr. 2026
O’Donnell and the President have been in a nasty feud that dates back 20 years, according to Variety.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
The White House entered its latest feud with the Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
As their feud intensifies, nobody comes out of it unscathed.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feud
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By 2009, Cage was facing serious financial strain, including a dispute with the IRS over $6 million in unpaid taxes.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The statement notably excludes Anthropic, which has been in dispute with the Pentagon over guardrails for how the military could use its artificial intelligence tools.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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That same month, Browne found himself in a public quarrel with fellow Caribbean leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar of Trinidad and Tobago.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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As the quarrel turned physical, the woman pushed Smith to the ground, witnesses told police.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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At 20, he was arrested after a routine traffic stop turned into a violent altercation with police.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The altercation between Avdija and Castle put an end to a frustrating day for the Trail Blazers, who lost Game 4 by 21 points after holding a 17-point lead at halftime.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Such theories reflect a misunderstanding of Iran’s complex system and do little to advance American diplomatic aims.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
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Leave no room for misunderstandings, period.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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The new controversy comes at a moment when the region is already grappling with internal divisions.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Branca's tenure, however, hasn't been without controversy.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, the panel couldn’t even identify ICE or Border Patrol agents involved in high-profile clashes.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The group of cyclists, who fell after the clash, collided into the side of the SUV and fell onto the pavement.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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This did not, however, mark the end of disputation concerning the Northwest Angle.—
Scott Spires,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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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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These were all things the Storm should have been celebrating afterward, but yet, for the second week in a row, the coaches and players will be headed back to the film room to figure out what went wrong.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Soldiers stood in a row, keeping back the shivering crowd.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feud. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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