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
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Internal drama — employee hook-ups, power plays, longstanding grudges — share space with the mix of the mundane and the outrageous that constitutes a typical day in a typical big-city emergency department.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Voters are fragments of coalitions, habits, grudges, identities, and instincts.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Netflix’s Beef season 1 is the perfect demonstration of how grudges can spiral out of control, leading to a finale that’s as chaotic as the feud that drives it.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The President is, after all, known for his volatile temper and for holding grudges.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 6 Apr. 2026
But Trump has also turned to tariffs amid personal grudges, or in response to political critics.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Their secrets, grudges, and desires haven’ changes one iota.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
The Olympics that preached harmony finally united in a single city known for love, beauty and grudges.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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
Internal drama — employee hook-ups, power plays, longstanding grudges — share space with the mix of the mundane and the outrageous that constitutes a typical day in a typical big-city emergency department.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Voters are fragments of coalitions, habits, grudges, identities, and instincts.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
Netflix’s Beef season 1 is the perfect demonstration of how grudges can spiral out of control, leading to a finale that’s as chaotic as the feud that drives it.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The President is, after all, known for his volatile temper and for holding grudges.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 6 Apr. 2026
But Trump has also turned to tariffs amid personal grudges, or in response to political critics.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Their secrets, grudges, and desires haven’ changes one iota.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
The Olympics that preached harmony finally united in a single city known for love, beauty and grudges.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grudges
Noun
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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
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Wilde and Seth Rogen play longtime marrieds harboring a laundry list of resentments who host their upstairs neighbors (Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton) for an evening of fun.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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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
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Sam Brunson, a nonprofit law professor at Loyola University Chicago, told Fortune that as a general rule, a donor who dislikes how a charity later spends its money has no recourse beyond ceasing to donate.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Few things are going right for the 2026 Red Sox, but Wong’s almost-goner ranks among the most irksome grievances.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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After the fall-from-ahead defeat in Dallas on Thursday, Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon aired her grievances about the game’s officiating.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The film exists because the dead deserve to be witnessed and because the families inside Iran, who cannot speak, deserve someone outside who refuses to forget.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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Walt asks Jesse to kill him, but Jesse refuses and tells him to do it himself.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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“Grudges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grudges. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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