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
Minaj’s feud with Roc Nation dates back years, and she’s continued to diss Jay-Z and Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump has a long-running feud with both Massie and Paul for their votes against parts of his agenda over debt concerns.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The reasons for the feud are somewhat opaque, but the Kinahans apparently suspected that Gary Hutch was an informant for the Spanish police.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
His feud with his younger brother, Prince Harry, seems alive and well despite the fact that Harry has taken steps towards reconciling with their father, King Charles.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Oct. 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump has a long-running feud with both Massie and Paul for their votes against parts of his agenda over debt concerns.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The reasons for the feud are somewhat opaque, but the Kinahans apparently suspected that Gary Hutch was an informant for the Spanish police.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
His feud with his younger brother, Prince Harry, seems alive and well despite the fact that Harry has taken steps towards reconciling with their father, King Charles.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feud
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Arenas has since said the dispute started over a game of bourré.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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The dispute has largely remained peaceful so far.—
Omar S Mahmood,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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While still unconfirmed, we’re told that the film sees Louise, the alcoholic mother of Mike (Hechinger) and Tommy, take off after a quarrel with her husband Lester — walking with her dog to the home of her brother Frank, quite a few miles away.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hip-Hop has equally thrived on legendary quarrels and strong relationships.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Packers owned a 22-19 lead in the fourth quarter when Steelers linebacker Nick Niemann was flagged for instigating an altercation.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Other behaviors that commonly cause altercations during flights include shouting, consuming excessive amounts of alcohol, and reclining your seat without consideration for the person sitting behind.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The poll also found widespread misunderstanding about how common lactose intolerance is.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Rooted in the quiet rhythms of Abu Dhabi life, this intimate Emirati short examines the fragile bond between a father and daughter navigating love, duty and misunderstanding.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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His political director quit the two-month-old campaign, and the candidate apologized — but now Platner is taking a rare, risky approach by leaning into the controversy.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Appointments follow months of policy controversy The appointments mark the next step taken by Sumner County conservatives to pass the controversial policy, which has seen substantial pushback for First Amendment concerns.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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The clash occurs more so on the stylistic side and acclimatising to Villa’s methods.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fundraisers for the victims of devil attacks, apparently a common occurrence in this reality, acknowledge the death toll that these supernatural clashes leave behind.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
23 Oct. 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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For the second year in a row, Cleveland appears to be headed towards a very high draft pick.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Last school year marked the fifth year in a row that MMR coverage among kindergartners in the US had been below the federal target of 95%, a benchmark needed to prevent spread of the highly contagious disease.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feud. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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