: a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate sense 2)
feud
intransitive verb
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Blake Lively, currently embroiled in a headline-generating feud with Justin Baldoni and others, has revealed that her mother was assaulted years before she was born.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
And rumors of a deepening feud between King Charles and his younger son, Prince Harry, continue.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A Democratic intraparty feud deepened Thursday as the Democratic National Committee warned Vice Chairman David Hogg to stop openly backing primary challengers to sitting lawmakers from the party’s aging old guard.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
James also made headlines during Game 2 when rapper Kevin Gates was spotted sitting courtside at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles amid his budding feud with the Lakers star.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Blake Lively, currently embroiled in a headline-generating feud with Justin Baldoni and others, has revealed that her mother was assaulted years before she was born.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
And rumors of a deepening feud between King Charles and his younger son, Prince Harry, continue.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A Democratic intraparty feud deepened Thursday as the Democratic National Committee warned Vice Chairman David Hogg to stop openly backing primary challengers to sitting lawmakers from the party’s aging old guard.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feud. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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