1
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
Following their exit, the couple aired their grievances in interviews and documentaries.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
In an extraordinary moment in professional sports, the WNBA All-Star Napheesa Collier used a postgame press conference to air her grievances about the way the league in general, as well as commissioner Cathy Engelbert specifically, does business.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The grievances of older white populations in the West who felt they had been shunted aside.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Patella hasn’t been able to scheme Brown open in any of their games this season, and all signs pointed to Brown airing his grievances on social media.
—Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Cartaya’s allies had their own grievances.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
In counties in New York and Pennsylvania, drivers have also had grievances with the company.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Pat Craig, executive director of the animal sanctuary, aired his grievances on social media in May, stirring up outrage over the building plans.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Politicians in both countries have instrumentalized the hostility to win legitimacy, selectively playing up grievances with the other side.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
In an extraordinary moment in professional sports, the WNBA All-Star Napheesa Collier used a postgame press conference to air her grievances about the way the league in general, as well as commissioner Cathy Engelbert specifically, does business.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The grievances of older white populations in the West who felt they had been shunted aside.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Patella hasn’t been able to scheme Brown open in any of their games this season, and all signs pointed to Brown airing his grievances on social media.
—Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Cartaya’s allies had their own grievances.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
In counties in New York and Pennsylvania, drivers have also had grievances with the company.
—Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Pat Craig, executive director of the animal sanctuary, aired his grievances on social media in May, stirring up outrage over the building plans.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Politicians in both countries have instrumentalized the hostility to win legitimacy, selectively playing up grievances with the other side.
—Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grievances
Noun
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In contrast to her expansive mate, Toklas was a waspish temple gatekeeper who never ceased to hold grudges.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Darkly funny and deeply melancholic, the film turns the family estate into a pressure cooker of grief, grudges and reluctant affection.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of all the places in the world, no complaints.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The decision to place Hauck on leave followed three complaints accusing him of inappropriate speech on multiple occasions, according to records received via a Freedom of Information Act request.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Things change, and antagonisms and jealousies and resentments that weren’t there before emerge.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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My question is how to get the most out of this reunion without sitting around rehashing old issues/resentments and complaining about our parents, especially our mother.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Grievances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grievances. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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