Thesaurus results for VENDETTA

vendetta

noun

as in feud

a series of acts done to harm a disliked person or group He has had a vendetta against her ever since she beat him out for the promotion. The two politicians had long held a personal vendetta against each other.

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Recent Examples of vendetta First, there’s Araminta (Katie Leung) and her vendetta against Sophie, then there’s the social constraints of the time that prevent them from marrying across class, as Benedict is a gentleman while Sophie is a maid. —

Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026 Already harboring her own personal vendetta against Roper, Burr visits Pine in Switzerland and convinces him to infiltrate Roper’s business and avenge Sophie’s death. —

Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026 And so to end up with the one person who had a straight-up personal vendetta against me, and then Steven, who kind of could see the player in me. —

Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025 There were festering family vendettas; botched forensics; staggering police failings. —

Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vendetta

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Overall, among Catholic Americans who have seen this feud become the most contentious relationship between a secular leader and the papacy dating back to medieval times, the pope's favorability climbs to 61%, the poll said.

— Terry Collins, USA Today, 7 May 2026
As the trial barrels into the middle of its second week, a warring pair of narratives is emerging about exactly which side Zilis was on in the feud being litigated here in court.

— Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026