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
Trump waged an eight-year vendetta against Comey after the FBI investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
In Thursday’s episode of the Fox procedural, Manheim guest-starred as Jocelyn, the no-nonsense matriarch of a local family with a longstanding vendetta against her son’s future in-laws.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
The vendetta here wasn’t just against dance music above 120 BPM; real and projected fears about drug use and rape were motivating factors.
—Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Additionally, making threats about recording their son crying sounds like a personal vendetta rather than her genuinely being concerned about his well-being.
—Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
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Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
In Thursday’s episode of the Fox procedural, Manheim guest-starred as Jocelyn, the no-nonsense matriarch of a local family with a longstanding vendetta against her son’s future in-laws.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
The vendetta here wasn’t just against dance music above 120 BPM; real and projected fears about drug use and rape were motivating factors.
—Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Additionally, making threats about recording their son crying sounds like a personal vendetta rather than her genuinely being concerned about his well-being.
—Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vendetta
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vendetta
Noun
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Much of this strife, including throughout the 1967-1970 civil war and subsequent clashes over the decades, has also been closely tied to feuds across ethnic and territorial lines.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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There are guns, horses, ghosts, a primal struggle for survival in hostile terrain, family feuds and a steadily intensifying sense of mortal threat, as Old Porch’s ambition and psychopathy escalate the drama.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Plus, a jury acquitted a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent, a deli and a cookbook author are in a trademark dispute, and more.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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While carriage disputes are nothing news, and Disney has had high-profile ones with DirecTV and Charter in recent years, the YouTube TV situation is unique.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Vendetta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vendetta. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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