feuds

plural of feud

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Recent Examples of feuds In the crowded, complex world of royal courts, where generations of royal family members often lived in apartments in the same massive palace, there have always been a fair share of feuds. Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026 Word of his death spreads along nearby Willow Road, where an immigrant Hindu enclave, embroiled in feuds amid Pathways and Cash & Carry, is shattered by the mystery at the heart of Bindu Bansinath’s debut. Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 That’s reigniting age-old feuds about production quotas that already led the United Arab Emirates, one of OPEC’s most significant members, to leave the group in April. David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 From affairs and addiction to behind-the-scenes feuds and Hollywood bombshells, these stars told all for our reading pleasure. Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 The movie serves both as a farewell to the franchise, and a reminder of how years of addiction, feuds and legal battles pushed Margera — who had second-billing for the first three films — to the sidelines. Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026 Everyone knows that negotiations between warring parties can stall, couples counseling can fail and bitter disputes can extend into generational family feuds. Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 In a world increasingly more divided than connected — where politics, algorithms and social media feuds sort us into tribes siloed by grievances — the World Cup still accomplishes something remarkably simple. Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 30 June 2026 During a recent interview with Parade, Murray reflected on bringing Hilary Duff as his date to the 2003 Freaky Friday premiere — a decision that unintentionally landed him in the middle of one of the biggest teen celebrity feuds of the early 2000s, between Duff and Lohan. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feuds
Noun
  • Candi is the family mediator Like any father-daughter coaching dynamic, Corey and Coco have had their fair share of quarrels on the tennis court.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
  • Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Herzog won a power struggle in the front office, then quit anyway, amid disputes with ownership.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • According to Castillo, one of the most significant failures has been the tendency to treat many squatter complaints as civil disputes rather than criminal investigations.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Retired Miami Heat forward and captain Udonis Haslem found himself in more than a few altercations during his NBA playing career.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Multiple officials say that players are advised, outside of training sessions, to remain in the hotel complexes at all times to avoid any risk of altercations or safety risks in public.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Americans are in a perpetual debate, which is no surprise, as retrogrades are notorious for misunderstandings and communication errors.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Ideally, misunderstandings and disputes are resolved through conversation.
    Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • These controversies highlighted broader concerns regarding consistency, predictability, and transparency in the drug review process.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • The works are scheduled to go on display in Europe, and the trove’s impending departure has ignited one of Mexico’s most heated cultural controversies in recent memory.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Skills such as understanding another person's perspective, resolving disagreements, responding constructively to feedback and recovering from failure can all be taught.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Rather, the point would be to convert disagreements regarding biodiversity into guidance for ongoing experimentation.
    Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Historic World Cup clashes, controversial refereeing calls, viral locker-room videos and a bombastic TV rant have deepened resentment, turning Argentina–Mexico tensions into a proxy battle over class, race and nationalism.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Others, like the Charlie's Angels set imbroglio, stemmed from personality clashes and behind-the-scenes behavior.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Another takeover involving more than 300 teens happened on Saturday at the boardwalk in University City, where multiple fights broke out.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • The fights about data centers can often take the form of collisions between companies and community members.
    Laura Mullenbach, Fortune, 14 July 2026

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