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
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
So exemplary was Bergeron’s career, on the ice and off, there are no lingering grudges in this or that city, no bills to pay, no scores to settle.
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Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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.
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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.
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Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
Someone who embraces artistic risk and trust us with her memories, grudges, thoughts, secrets, fears, and dreams.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Vaughn also asked her roughly 84,000 followers not to hold any grudges.
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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.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
2 June 2026
Ultimately, grudges are rarely just bitter indignation alone.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
Still, Luna’s square to Pluto retrograde in Aquarius can bring old fears, grudges and control issues to the surface.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
So exemplary was Bergeron’s career, on the ice and off, there are no lingering grudges in this or that city, no bills to pay, no scores to settle.
—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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
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.
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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.
Verb
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Conflicting Materials Turner also dislikes patios that use too many different materials, such as metal, wood, and plastic.
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Trump called Talarico weak on crime, insulting to Jesus Christ, a big mask wearer, and a vegan who dislikes meat.
Noun
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When Samuel Adams and others published a pamphlet of grievances in 1772, Ashley and other men in Sheffield embraced the cause.
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One fan, wearing perhaps the only white Ecuador jersey in the stadium, loudly aired his grievances near the team bus after the conclusion of the game.
Verb
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Like many of the people camped outside their families’ homes in Venezuela, Mendoza refuses to believe they are gone until the last moment possible.
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The result is heat that builds, amplifies and refuses to break, often setting records on the way.
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“Grudges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grudges. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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