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
While rumors of feuds have surrounded the Cyrus family lately, Tish’s quick response seems to be reason enough to assume there is no bad blood between the mother-daughter duo.
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Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
That these two women have bad blood between them is obvious, but readers are, at this point, as in the dark as daughters Nora and Madeline.
—Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Give me a little more sense of rivalry, competitiveness and, sure, bad blood.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Thomas’ legal action, filed in 2023, came in the midst of years of bad blood between Thomas and her former colleagues, Commissioners George Teal and Abe Laydon.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
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Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
That these two women have bad blood between them is obvious, but readers are, at this point, as in the dark as daughters Nora and Madeline.
—Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Give me a little more sense of rivalry, competitiveness and, sure, bad blood.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Thomas’ legal action, filed in 2023, came in the midst of years of bad blood between Thomas and her former colleagues, Commissioners George Teal and Abe Laydon.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
Noun
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Over the nearly 20 months since the hostilities began, Colin Clarke said there has been a radicalization effect in the U.S., particularly of the political left.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
28 May 2025
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Opposition to the war became hostility toward our own military.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The violence all allegedly stemmed from a workplace grudge triggered by a $100 equipment bill from his boss for damage to heavy construction equipment, authorities said.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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He’s been too busy winning state titles with the Bruins to get riled up about old grudges.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
2 June 2025
Noun
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No more tolerance of hatred, no more mercy for criminals.—
Sarah Beth Hensley,
ABC News,
28 May 2025
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Antisemitism, hatred and terrorism must be stopped, lest our civilization fall into the abyss.—
Diane Gensler,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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“Bad blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20blood. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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