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
Read more about the escalating feud in this story by Mike Lillis and Sudiksha Kochi, our colleagues on the Congress beat.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 May 2026
But Murdoch and Turner, after many years of a public and bitter feud, eventually became friends.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 May 2026
Blake Lively agreed to settle her retaliation lawsuit against Justin Baldoni’s production company Wayfarer Studios, dodging a trial over the bitter Hollywood feud weeks before it was set to begin and bringing an end to a conflict that has sparked widespread interest for nearly two years.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Does this family feud have a happy ending?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 May 2026
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 6 May 2026
But Murdoch and Turner, after many years of a public and bitter feud, eventually became friends.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 May 2026
Blake Lively agreed to settle her retaliation lawsuit against Justin Baldoni’s production company Wayfarer Studios, dodging a trial over the bitter Hollywood feud weeks before it was set to begin and bringing an end to a conflict that has sparked widespread interest for nearly two years.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
Does this family feud have a happy ending?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feud
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When Magyar emerged as an opposition figure, their disputes became a recurring story in the tabloids.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The dispute, which has spanned three mayoral administrations going back to at least 2021, has now hit a breaking point.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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In a 2024 study, researchers found that chimpanzee mothers tended to step in to defend their children in quarrels—say, over food or space in a tree—in about half of cases the researchers observed in the wild.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
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As the trio quarrels, bonds and ventures through the wild unknown, Felix discovers that true bravery may change not only his own destiny, but also the future of his home.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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Video footage appeared to show Pretti recording the agents on his phone before a physical altercation began.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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During the altercation, police said the male victim produced a firearm and fired a single round.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Pig myths and misunderstandings McLeod and Jennings are quick to dispel myths about their family of pigs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
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Cabral said the permit issue with Beresford’s property is the result of a misunderstanding between the utility and the city of Huntington Beach.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Stress test the answer Ask about any controversies or conflicting findings around its advice.—
Sudheesha Perera,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Ted Turner, the media mogul and philanthropist behind the cable channels CNN, TBS, TNT, Turner Classic Movies, and the WCW who also courted controversy, died at his home near Tallahassee, Florida on Wednesday, according to The New York Times.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
6 May 2026
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What started as a simple explanation about unplugging on flights quickly turned into a comedic clash of generations when Sherry Cola’s choice of words left Harrison Ford out of the loop.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Despite a ceasefire between the pair, there have been clashes this week in the strait, with US forces carrying out air strikes on two empty Iranian oil tankers.—
Ellen Milligan,
Fortune,
9 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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For the second game in a row, the Lakers led at halftime and then got blown away in the second half.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Minnesota played its third consecutive game without center Joel Eriksson Ek, and its fourth in a row without defenseman Jonas Brodin, both of whom were injured in the Round 1 series win versus Dallas.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feud. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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