as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
there's been bad blood between the two families for years
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Recent Examples of bad blood
Friction point: The UM-UF rivalry game was full of bad blood.
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
And, a handful of them opted to accessorize with bad blood.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
However, none of the insiders claim to THR that there is any bad blood between the two stars.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
There is no bad blood or anything, so nothing crazy happened.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
And, a handful of them opted to accessorize with bad blood.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024
However, none of the insiders claim to THR that there is any bad blood between the two stars.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
There is no bad blood or anything, so nothing crazy happened.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
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The Jordanian government announced the closure of the crossing amid the hostility.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
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TikTok has long denied having any links to the Chinese government, and the federal government has not made public any of the specific intelligence it’s used to justify its hostility against the company.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ravens, magpies and even common urban crows have demonstrated impressive feats of intelligence, from using traffic lights to crack nuts to remembering human faces and even holding grudges.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Both are brazenly transactional, and cling tenaciously to grudges.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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All of the hatred and violence of their relationship all culminated in this moment.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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The promise comes several days after a man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson said he was motivated by hatred of that system ‒ a hatred apparently shared by many people who have taken to social media in the days since the Dec. 4 killing.Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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