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 Babylon Bee posted a satirical video suggesting that if a female president was mercurial — launching foreign wars, trade wars and petty feuds — and focusing on gewgaws and shoes, she’d be endlessly belittled.
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Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
The music critic has had a number of feuds with artists over the years, most famously with Drake, and most recently with Grimes earlier this year.
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Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
No Twitter feuds, no viral moments.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The conversations on the House floor in January 2023 offer a view into the inner workings of and petty feuds in Congress that are seldom seen by the public.
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Zak Hudak,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Dolan is a controversial and polarizing owner, having been involved in lawsuits and public feuds with journalists, New York City officials, celebrities and fans.
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Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Stories about her parties became local legend, as did tales of her feuds with neighbors and her tendency to flout social conventions.
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Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Outside of his frequent and public feuds with athletes, Smith can come across as disengaged on ESPN's airwaves.
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
So what to make of TMZ’s decision to recently launch a Washington bureau – TMZ DC – to cover the Beltway’s feuds, scandals and power struggles?
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Angelica Kalika,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
The music critic has had a number of feuds with artists over the years, most famously with Drake, and most recently with Grimes earlier this year.
—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
No Twitter feuds, no viral moments.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
The conversations on the House floor in January 2023 offer a view into the inner workings of and petty feuds in Congress that are seldom seen by the public.
—
Zak Hudak,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Dolan is a controversial and polarizing owner, having been involved in lawsuits and public feuds with journalists, New York City officials, celebrities and fans.
—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Stories about her parties became local legend, as did tales of her feuds with neighbors and her tendency to flout social conventions.
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Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Outside of his frequent and public feuds with athletes, Smith can come across as disengaged on ESPN's airwaves.
—
Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
So what to make of TMZ’s decision to recently launch a Washington bureau – TMZ DC – to cover the Beltway’s feuds, scandals and power struggles?
—
Angelica Kalika,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feuds
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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.
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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.
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Community association disputes over requests for reasonable accommodations for emotional support animals as provided under the federal Fair Housing Act have grown to become fairly common over the last 10 years.
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For example, the Herbert Hoover library's website emphasizes that some New Deal policies were first proposed by Hoover, while the Richard Nixon library in California was the focus of disputes over how much attention should be given to the Watergate scandal.
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During his time with the Pistons, he was known for getting into altercations with opposing players, most recently in February 2026, when he was suspended for seven games following a fight with the Charlotte Hornets.
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Court documents describe multiple violent altercations between Spencer and his wife leading up to the murder and one arrest after Spencer hit his wife and threatened to kill her.
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False hopes about working in retirement speak to fundamental misunderstandings about retirement and the labor market, experts say.
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Also, misunderstandings can be dangerous.
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Has this reignited the controversies surrounding you and your translation?
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Around the same time, Hogshead began a letter writing campaign aimed at drawing broader attention to Butler’s controversies and urging other volleyball organizations and teams to disassociate themselves from him.
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For Ossoff, the battleground appears to extend beyond policy disagreements and partisan loyalties.
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Tell me about those disagreements and whether the G7 was able to come to any resolution here.
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Social interactions may stir up complicated feelings when the Libra moon clashes with Mercury.
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Enter Maddie’s Secret, Early’s directorial debut, which follows a chef at GourMaybe Test Kitchen whose rising place in the food-influencer world clashes with her lifelong struggle with bulimia.
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The sequence required full-scale versions of Corlys’ (Steve Trussaint) and Lohar’s (Abigail Thorn) ships to be built and usable on both a dry tank and wet tank, thousands of gallons of water and extras and, naturally, numerous CGI dragon fights requiring mechanical bucks.
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At 31, Moises concludes his UFC tenure with an 8-8 record over 16 fights, having faced recent struggles with three losses in his last four outings, including consecutive defeats.
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“Feuds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feuds. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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