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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
Vitello began his availability on Monday with an unprompted airing of grievances that lasted about three minutes regarding how his final days as Tennessee’s head coach unfolded.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Tesh has also found himself on the receiving end of IP grievances.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Feb. 2026
After the couple settled in California, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex aired their grievances in interviews and documentaries.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Numerous players had grievances with management regarding strategy or usage; these were usually expressed in private settings.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
They're exhausted by the constant airing of grievances having little to do with what's actually going on in the country, and by the broad generalizations about, well, everything, that ignore context, nuance and facts to promote a political viewpoint.
—Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
The country felt unified in its grievances against the regime.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Each show also had its complaints about mistreatment by elites, but not all grievances are equally legitimate.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
In Send Help, Linda (McAdams) and her overbearing boss Bradley (Dylan O’Brien) survive a plane crash and become stranded on a deserted island, where their past office grievances become a violent fight for survival.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Tesh has also found himself on the receiving end of IP grievances.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Feb. 2026
After the couple settled in California, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex aired their grievances in interviews and documentaries.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Numerous players had grievances with management regarding strategy or usage; these were usually expressed in private settings.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
They're exhausted by the constant airing of grievances having little to do with what's actually going on in the country, and by the broad generalizations about, well, everything, that ignore context, nuance and facts to promote a political viewpoint.
—Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
The country felt unified in its grievances against the regime.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Each show also had its complaints about mistreatment by elites, but not all grievances are equally legitimate.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
In Send Help, Linda (McAdams) and her overbearing boss Bradley (Dylan O’Brien) survive a plane crash and become stranded on a deserted island, where their past office grievances become a violent fight for survival.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grievances
Noun
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As far as grudges go, this one runs dangerously deep.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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This one-year penance business reeks of score-settling, petty grudges and arm-twisting.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kiswani noted that outlets such as the New York Post have written about New Yorkers' complaints about the uptick in dog poop being left behind.—
MARIANA ALFARO THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Of the 10 complaints in 2025, Provost Rahul Shrivastav said one was substantiated, two are still being investigated and the rest were resolved, the student paper reported.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This one asks us to release what the Leo Full Moon revealed is no longer sustainable, especially around power, control, emotional attachments, and unspoken resentments.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
8 Feb. 2026
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This kind of transparency builds safety and keeps small issues from snowballing into resentments.—
Molly Burrets,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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The song eventually escalates into a lecherous, breathless, glittering climax of incandescent synthesizers and melodic moans—an erotic asphyxiation depicted as utterly glorious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Grievances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grievances. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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