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
As rumors swirl about the family’s status in the wake of Trace Cyrus’s open letter of concern to Billy Ray following the family patriarch’s inauguration performance, a Cyrus family source says talk of bad blood is unfounded.
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Whoever wins, the race is likely to leave the Legislature steeped in bad blood — just as Texas must confront a wave of serious emerging problems.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
But there’s bad blood between Burritt and his Cleveland-Cliffs counterpart, raising the question of whether U.S. Steel investors would need to heap on the pressure to get a deal done.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 11, leading to bad blood with GOP nominee Donald Trump who sees her as an anti-hero.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Desantis, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Whoever wins, the race is likely to leave the Legislature steeped in bad blood — just as Texas must confront a wave of serious emerging problems.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
But there’s bad blood between Burritt and his Cleveland-Cliffs counterpart, raising the question of whether U.S. Steel investors would need to heap on the pressure to get a deal done.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 11, leading to bad blood with GOP nominee Donald Trump who sees her as an anti-hero.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
Noun
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International pressure is growing as the United Nations urged both sides to prevent a resurgence of hostilities.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Soon, hundreds of thousands of Gazans would enter Israel daily for work, and Gaza's economy became tied to Israel's, but hostility persisted.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But Trump maintains a disdain for federal bureaucrats and holds an enduring grudge about the investigation, led by the IC, into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.—
Peter Schroeder,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Jan. 2025
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Assuming the worst of your friends prolongs a grudge as the moon and Mars clash.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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He’s been terrified, in love, hit in the head and, most often, in a state of bitter hatred.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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There was a conscious decision made not to blow up the church, because that's so symbolic of hatred, and that was a sacred building for the entire Walnut Grove community on the show and off the show.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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