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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Recent Examples of feud
Horner was eventually cleared of any wrongdoing, but the feud between the two resurfaced at the end of June, when Jos accused Horner of preventing him from driving in the Legends' Parade at the Austrian Grand Prix.
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Dan Cancian, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit and complaint followed rampant rumors and online speculation of a summer-long feud between the pair on the press tour for one of the box office's buzziest films.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Those who do speak up can face retaliation and risk getting pulled into feuds pitting residents against each other.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Newsom, who has been in a feud with Trump over the city’s preparedness to deal with the crisis, is concerned the federal government will withhold aid from the state when Trump is sworn in next week.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Dan Cancian, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The lawsuit and complaint followed rampant rumors and online speculation of a summer-long feud between the pair on the press tour for one of the box office's buzziest films.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Those who do speak up can face retaliation and risk getting pulled into feuds pitting residents against each other.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Newsom, who has been in a feud with Trump over the city’s preparedness to deal with the crisis, is concerned the federal government will withhold aid from the state when Trump is sworn in next week.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feud
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City officials did not say what set off the dispute.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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This firsthand legal dispute inspired her to become an advocate for female inventors, educating others on the importance of filing for IP protection. ForbesWomen: Get the ForbesWomen newsletter, and supercharge your mission with success stories, tips and more.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The heads of corporate branding cook up a brief, a design firm answers with a litany of slides, and, after iterations, interventions, and internal quarrels, the sign arrives in the physical plane, with glossy acrylic letterforms and antiseptic light.—
Laura Preston,
The New Yorker,
15 July 2024
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The key is to keep communication clear and avoid overreacting to petty quarrels and misunderstandings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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Following the altercation, the woman’s mother stormed out of the room, leaving the family divided on who was right in the situation.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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When an altercation erupted between a rioter and a Capitol Police officer, the document said, Roe — with the pitchfork in his right hand — moved forward and pushed the officer with his left hand.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
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According to Trademark Venues, enforcing a no-children policy at weddings can be challenging and often leads to misunderstandings.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The invitation was rescinded and blamed on an unfortunate misunderstanding.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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While the legal battle is ongoing with the Swiss high court (and likely to be prolonged), Chiles reflected in November on the impact of the controversy.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Johnson enters the new year trying to ditch the missteps and the controversies that have left his political standing in the dust.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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Venus and Jupiter’s clash facilitates temporary compromises.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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Israel’s populist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has largely avoided public clashes with the Israel Defense Force’s leadership, but politicians in his orbit have regularly attacked top officers as elites bent on subverting the will of the people.—
Ronald R. Krebs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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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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The Panthers, themselves, of course, missed the postseason for the seventh year in a row.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2025
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In the second row was a tall 8-year-old, Roki Sasaki.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feud. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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