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as in grudges
a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong
this is no place to air your grievances against him
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as in complaints
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
she decided to file a formal grievance against the utility company
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Recent Examples of grievances
Employees have a variety of resources to address workplace concerns, including submitting grievances or complaints to leadership, requesting mediation or submitting discrimination or workplace violence reports, said Haysel Hernandez, a department spokesperson.
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
And Congress cannot pass any laws that abridge the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, or the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Heidner raised and spent the most to finish a distant fourth in what appeared to be largely a vanity campaign to address his personal grievances against Pritzker.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The grievances fueling anti-AI sentiment are broad and overlapping.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The author portrays Huntington Beach’s conservative leadership as opportunistic political actors seeking to weaponize local grievances for statewide power, characterizing their efforts to expand influence as built on cultural controversies rather than substantive governance achievements.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The central and longest section presents the Guru’s grievances against Aurangzeb in the style of a Sufi pir (spiritual guide) addressing a deviant murid (disciple), indicting the emperor for violating the oath and sanctioning the murder of Gobind Singh’s sons.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
For more than 50 years, mental health literature has taught professionals about narcissistic behavior, with its grandiosity, exaggerated need for praise, inability to admit error, and turning setbacks into personal grievances.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
The two sides may be entering talks with long lists of demands and grievances, but no practical negotiator sticks to an opening bid.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
And Congress cannot pass any laws that abridge the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, or the right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Heidner raised and spent the most to finish a distant fourth in what appeared to be largely a vanity campaign to address his personal grievances against Pritzker.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The grievances fueling anti-AI sentiment are broad and overlapping.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
The author portrays Huntington Beach’s conservative leadership as opportunistic political actors seeking to weaponize local grievances for statewide power, characterizing their efforts to expand influence as built on cultural controversies rather than substantive governance achievements.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
The central and longest section presents the Guru’s grievances against Aurangzeb in the style of a Sufi pir (spiritual guide) addressing a deviant murid (disciple), indicting the emperor for violating the oath and sanctioning the murder of Gobind Singh’s sons.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
For more than 50 years, mental health literature has taught professionals about narcissistic behavior, with its grandiosity, exaggerated need for praise, inability to admit error, and turning setbacks into personal grievances.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
The two sides may be entering talks with long lists of demands and grievances, but no practical negotiator sticks to an opening bid.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grievances
Noun
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Internal drama — employee hook-ups, power plays, longstanding grudges — share space with the mix of the mundane and the outrageous that constitutes a typical day in a typical big-city emergency department.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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Voters are fragments of coalitions, habits, grudges, identities, and instincts.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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The street was once the main route for people driving from Sacramento to Stockton, before Highway 99 was built, and there are complaints that some drivers still treat it like a freeway.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The House also approved legislation to speed the slow-moving process for harassment complaints, require more disclosure of settlements and force lawmakers to personally pay any penalties they’re required to make.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the explosive anger, vicious vendettas, and festering class resentments expressed so powerfully in season one remain.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
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My grandmother keeps her resentments just below boiling—somehow scarier when fully in control.—
Adriana E. Ramírez,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The moans announced the doubt throughout Riviera’s 18th green amphitheater, a bowl full of thousands of fans unsure if the new guy could do it.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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At the moment that B’Tselem says Hathaleen collapsed, the visuals are jostled but moans of pain can be heard.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Grievances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grievances. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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