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feuds

noun

plural of feud

as in quarrels

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 feuds The celebrities often have pre-existing relationships and feuds that can guide accusations. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Just days before Parton’s death, she was reportedly worried about possible family feuds over her $650 million estate. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 8 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 Kelley is much more interested in Taylor’s appetites—for food, for men, for feuds—than in the nuances of her acting. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 Family feuds over franchises Owning a sports team has become a popular asset for billionaires, who sometimes see them as a way to strengthen family ties. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026 Wrestlers having legitimate issues backstage has led to multiple feuds that people-pleasing AEW President Tony Khan could not control. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Along with apparent feuds with Dave Portnoy and ex-Cooper ally Alix Earle (both repped by UTA BTW), the blockbuster podcaster has seen a lot of not so great attention directed to her spouse Matt Kaplan. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026 Family feuds that arise because not enough thought and communication happened during the planning process can not only deplete assets parents intended to gift but delay distributions. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Unlike Christian priests and medicine men, who generally command respect, rainmakers are sometimes seen as malicious people who retaliate against whole communities for quarrels with their neighbors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
On the new series, some House of Stassi castmembers raised their quarrels with Maloney joining their cast.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of quarrels

Noun

Tchouameni and Valverde were involved in two separate altercations, a day apart, in May, with the latter taken to hospital to undergo assessments after sustaining a head injury during the second incident.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
After marching from Crocker Park in downtown Sacramento, the protest groups engaged in verbal and physical altercations across a barricade formed by law enforcement officers.

— Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of altercations

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Working with Minhaj and Venkataramanujam, both first-time feature writers, meant frequent creative disagreements, Khan says, but never without purpose.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
The issue has been especially contentious in Northern Virginia, where disagreements over bathrooms, locker rooms, pronouns and parental notification have prompted clashes between state officials and local school boards.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of disagreements

Noun

Next year’s schedule avoids clashes with two other auto racing highlights, the Indianapolis 500 on May 30 and the Le Mans 24-hour race on June 12-13.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, in the lead-up to one of these clashes, a reporter coaxed a smile out of then-Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of clashes

Noun

Some of his worst fights happened with Justin Burnell, a manager who eventually became a partner at Drastic Measures, according to multiple employees.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
The Ultimate Fighting Championship built up its early lore with tournaments in which all the fights happened on the same night.

— Oskar Garcia, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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