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as in resentment
a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong
he's had a grudge against her ever since she snubbed him at the dance
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as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
there's been a grudge between the two families for years
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as in to dislike
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grudge
Noun
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Despite their sharp policy differences, both parties are responding to American workers’ resentment and frustration with decades of feeling left behind by the modern economy.Maria Flynn, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Elliot Page translates vitality and promise as the young teen, while a blood-freezing Catherine Keener is the sinister embodiment of resentment and cruelty.Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Political discussions at work can often lead to unproductive outcomes, fostering division and hostility among colleagues.Jason Walker, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Qassem remained in his role when Nasrallah became leader, and has long been one of Hezbollah's leading spokesmen, conducting interviews with foreign media, including while cross-border hostilities with Israel raged over the last year.Reuters, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Many people dislike the early darkness that follows the end of daylight saving time.Kari Leibowitz, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
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There’s a running joke that Doc Rivers dislikes playing young players, but at 25 years old, AJ Green may have outgrown that label.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Muniz yelled before airing grievances about his spoiled debut.Sean Neumann, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Groundwater depletion in the Willcox Basin is among the most severe in the state, with nearly three times more water extraction than replenishment, and a long list of grievances from local well owners.Clara Migoya, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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At the same time, there is still an intense hatred among many entities surrounding Israel that want to see its demise.Karl Vick, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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People like that fill me with violent hostility and even hatred.Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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Zoom in: Harris and her staff have refused to detail her position on more than a dozen of her previous stances the past three months in response to questions by Axios.Alex Thompson, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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Bader Ginsburg, who was one of the most liberal Supreme Court justices, refused to retire during eight years of the Obama presidency.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Martin Short and Meryl Streep have been denying romance rumors for close to a year, but there's no denying the chemistry between their Only Murders in the Building characters — so much so that one of the minds behind the show is now weighing in.Julia Moore, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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His attorneys asked for bail again several weeks later and were again denied by an appeals court judge.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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But what is certain is that Owens is benefitting from his heel turn and his intense feud with Orton.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Gina tells Tamra she was hurt when Tamra tried to throw her under a figurative red double-decker bus in London, collateral damage in Tamra’s current feud with Shannon.Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
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