grudged

past tense of grudge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grudged
Verb
  • The statement here seemed to be that more people disliked the new branding than the number of people who were fond of the new version.
    Jess Collen, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • These were people Jason disliked.
    Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In one practice, McCarthy refused to throw an easy short pass and opted instead to throw a deeper-developing route.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • While there was plenty of blame to go around following the Giants' 21-6 loss, head coach Brian Daboll seemingly refused to point the finger at Wilson despite his underwhelming performance.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mace's former fiancé denied the accusations.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Caracas has denied this repeatedly.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cross said documents withheld by prosecutors revealed Bray was not the first officer to search the car where Jones' toolbox was found, which means other officers would have overlooked the pendant in earlier searches.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Pressure is mounting in Congress for lawmakers to compel the DOJ to release all records related to Epstein and Maxwell, with only the personal information of victims withheld.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That was a decline too from March, when the pollsters found that 48 percent approved and 47 percent disapproved.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Monday’s rating is significantly better than Trump’s -15 net approval rating Morning Consult found at this point in his first term, when 40% of voters approved and 55% disapproved of his job performance.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The club rejected her for lack of record.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Combine uneven play with 11 penalties and that’s a cocktail even the Florida student section nauseously rejected.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After his asylum was revoked in June, the federal government accused Soliman of having ties to terrorist groups.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The decision came a day after Washington revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's authorization to ship key chipmaking equipment and technology to its manufacturing plant in China, the latest move to curb Beijing's semiconductor advances.
    Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Video refereeing was used 39 times on the first day of the season, with one red card being corrected and three goals disallowed for offside.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • According to reports, it has been disallowed in settings of all kinds.
    Keyaira Boone, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Grudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grudged. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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