as in resentments
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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Recent Examples of grudges
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Someone who embraces artistic risk and trusts us with her memories, grudges, thoughts, and secrets for years and years.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
Someone who embraces artistic risk and trust us with her memories, grudges, thoughts, secrets, fears, and dreams.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Vaughn also asked her roughly 84,000 followers not to hold any grudges.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
Part of the dispute appears to have had less to do with paint and canvas than old grudges.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026
Ultimately, grudges are rarely just bitter indignation alone.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Jesse Minter and Mike McCarthy inherit a rivalry built on field goals, grudges and games that look like they were filmed through cigar smoke.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Voters are fragments of coalitions, habits, grudges, identities, and instincts.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
The Forty-Year Grudge by Liza Tully After four decades apart, former Sigma Delta Tau sisters reunite at a New Mexico ranch, where lingering tensions and old grudges quickly resurface.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Someone who embraces artistic risk and trusts us with her memories, grudges, thoughts, and secrets for years and years.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
Someone who embraces artistic risk and trust us with her memories, grudges, thoughts, secrets, fears, and dreams.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Vaughn also asked her roughly 84,000 followers not to hold any grudges.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
Part of the dispute appears to have had less to do with paint and canvas than old grudges.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 June 2026
Ultimately, grudges are rarely just bitter indignation alone.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Jesse Minter and Mike McCarthy inherit a rivalry built on field goals, grudges and games that look like they were filmed through cigar smoke.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Voters are fragments of coalitions, habits, grudges, identities, and instincts.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grudges
Noun
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Better that there be no resentments about money, better that Adele learn that rash decisions had lasting costs.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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These same resentments likely erupted in the murder of Clapham and in the solidarity a great many local people felt with the Panis woman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Conflicting Materials Turner also dislikes patios that use too many different materials, such as metal, wood, and plastic.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
13 June 2026
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Trump called Talarico weak on crime, insulting to Jesus Christ, a big mask wearer, and a vegan who dislikes meat.—
Maven Navarro
May 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Calls to boycott Japanese products occur frequently whenever old grievances re-emerge.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Gulf governments, meanwhile, have dabbled abroad as well, while trying to address grievances among their own Shia populations to prevent them from becoming pawns of Tehran.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Walk away from any firm that promises full removal of true and lawful content, offers to buy fake reviews, refuses to disclose its methods, demands long lock-in contracts without performance terms, or cannot point to verifiable third-party recognition.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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But Ruth refuses to go quietly into the dark-and-stormy night.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
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“Grudges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grudges. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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