vendetta

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Recent Examples of vendetta The Tulane football team came away with a dominant 23-3 victory over Northwestern Saturday, but the Green Wave admittedly had a personal vendetta against their opponent. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Anto, a Parisian cop of Corsican origin, swore as a child to his brother – killed in a vendetta – to break the cycle of vengeance that has plagued their family for generations. Ed Meza, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 Sure enough, the quiet is shattered when a new villain rolls into town in the form of Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa), a chaotic, fashion-forward maniac with a personal vendetta and a flair for over-the-top drama. EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025 As Carney sharply questioned the DDA at a commission meeting Tuesday, the normally mild-mannered Commissioner Tom Markert accused him of a vendetta, and of misrepresenting his own statements. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vendetta
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Noun
  • Weeks following the Grammy-winning rapper’s heated social media feud with Nicki Minaj, Cardi spoke with Paper and appeared to address the controversy.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Walking tour explores the controversies, feuds and spirits that still haunt the grounds of this river city.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Musk later cited the pay dispute as part of the reason why Tesla shifted its corporate home to Texas from Delaware.
    Kara Carlson, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s how a community dispute escalated into a deadly tragedy.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Vendetta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vendetta. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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