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
The genesis of the Frazier-Ali feud all depends on who’s telling the story.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Season 2 saw different problems emerge between the women of MomTok, including Demi and Taylor Frankie's feud about money and the direction of MomTok, and Jen and Jessi facing rumors about their relationships.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
He is most famously known for his legendary feud with comedian Andy Kaufman in the 1980s, a storyline that brought wrestling to a mainstream national audience.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The singers' online feud and nasty altercation nearly turned physical at the Born & Raised Festival in Oklahoma this weekend.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Season 2 saw different problems emerge between the women of MomTok, including Demi and Taylor Frankie's feud about money and the direction of MomTok, and Jen and Jessi facing rumors about their relationships.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
He is most famously known for his legendary feud with comedian Andy Kaufman in the 1980s, a storyline that brought wrestling to a mainstream national audience.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The singers' online feud and nasty altercation nearly turned physical at the Born & Raised Festival in Oklahoma this weekend.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feud
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The dispute was heard by an arbitrator (and not a judge) because, per SPAC language and accompanying NBPA regulations, player-agent disputes are subject to arbitration.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The dishwasher was made in America, though there is some dispute over who did it.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, lovers’ quarrels or difficulty dealing with children (hissy fits or meltdowns) might occur.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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The outcome of that long-simmering family quarrel is never really in much doubt, but there are still a few neat surprises involving a couple of rare bottles of whiskey and the fate of two family businesses.—
Stephen Farber,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Sep. 2025
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Student accused of mocking Charlie Kirk death Camryn Giselle Booker, a student at Texas Tech University, was arrested on charges of assault after an altercation with students mourning the death of Charlie Kirk.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Campus police arrested a student at Texas Tech University in connection to an altercation with students who were mourning the death of Charlie Kirk, officials confirmed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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This misunderstanding leads to unrealistic expectations and underwhelming results.—
Terry Goertz,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This is the classic day for misunderstandings and failure of communications.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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Purdy has his share of critics, and such critics may claim that continued fine play from Jones could set up a bit of a quarterback controversy in San Francisco.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Skip to content One summer in Brooklyn, a controversy broke out in my dog-park group chat.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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The real clash with liberals is not over how big government should be, but over what the state should be empowered to do.—
Allan J. Lichtman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Their violent clash of characters in the Marvel series, which has been a solid performer on Disney+, underpinned the original Netflix action series.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 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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That Tory commands such high wattage front row attendees speaks to how much her brand and fashion resonates with women.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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For the second season in a row, the San Francisco 49ers are being hit hard by key injuries.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feud. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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