as in dispute
a long and angry conflict between two people or two groups
The workers' feud with management concerns health benefits and pay increases. Because of a family feud, they did not see each other for a decade.
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Gina tells Tamra she was hurt when Tamra tried to throw her under a figurative red double-decker bus in London, collateral damage in Tamra’s current feud with Shannon.
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Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
Trump also ignored a 2020 request for aid for Washington state fires amid a feud with Gov. Jay Inslee, with the funds greenlighted only when President Biden took office months later, the outlet reported.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
From choosing the caterers to avoiding family feuds while writing up the seating plan, weddings can be a pressure-cooker experience.
—Amy Sedghi, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Netanyahu and many of his allies in Israel's government have been in a long-standing feud against UNRWA, and the tensions have accelerated since last year.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 1 Nov. 2024
Trump also ignored a 2020 request for aid for Washington state fires amid a feud with Gov. Jay Inslee, with the funds greenlighted only when President Biden took office months later, the outlet reported.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
From choosing the caterers to avoiding family feuds while writing up the seating plan, weddings can be a pressure-cooker experience.
—Amy Sedghi, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Netanyahu and many of his allies in Israel's government have been in a long-standing feud against UNRWA, and the tensions have accelerated since last year.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feud
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Ties have been at their lowest point in decades amid disputes over trade, technology, Taiwan and Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Yet, none of that was seen on ABC by the millions who subscribe to DirecTV as Disney was in a contract dispute with the satellite provider at the time.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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The farmers’ quarrels with vampires make sense, especially in smaller cattle herds, where losing even one cow can significantly hurt a farmer’s livelihood.Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Khodr was concerned about rising tensions between the two communities competing for limited aid, and opened separate shelters to avoid quarrels; fifty-nine for Lebanese and five for Syrians.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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An Arkansas State Police officer was arrested Tuesday following an altercation with his wife. Sgt.Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Embiid got into an altercation with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes after the 76ers’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Basically that poor enforcement had bred serious disrespect for the law, or at least a misunderstanding of it.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But both therapists agree that honest and open communication is a must for preventing misunderstandings and keeping resentment from building up.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
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The 2025 Championships will likely attract an even larger crowd, after controversy overshadowed the men’s tournament this year.Jamie Barton, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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These controversies led Discord to shut down the site.Earl Carr, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Strange experiences prompt you to self-isolate as the moon clashes with Neptune.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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That was an unusually bloody clash, but serious engagements occur nearly every month.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jake is a single father who has brought Kristen up in the severe Calvinist tradition, marked by Bible disputations of Talmudic intricacy and by a radical detachment from secular and popular culture.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2023
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And yet there is one aspect of the book which was notable: a disputation of the Richard Wrangham's work in Demonic Males.Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2013
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To put Golden State ahead, Anderson drilled three 3-pointers in a row.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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In a time when many industrial stocks were beating and raising their outlooks, Honeywell lowered parts of its full-year guidance two quarters in a row.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feud. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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