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.
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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
Jesse Minter and Mike McCarthy inherit a rivalry built on field goals, grudges and games that look like they were filmed through cigar smoke.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026
Voters are fragments of coalitions, habits, grudges, identities, and instincts.
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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.
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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.
—
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.
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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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But restraint can create value when management refuses to invest simply because capital is available.
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And yet your brain refuses to commit.
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“Grudges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grudges. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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