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as in grudges
a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong
this is no place to air your grievances against him
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as in complaints
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
she decided to file a formal grievance against the utility company
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Recent Examples of grievances
But their relationship has long experienced severe ups and downs over grievances stemming from Japan’s 35-year colonization of the Korean Peninsula before the end of World War II.
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ABC News, 19 May 2026
Since settling in the wealthy coastal city of Montecito, the pair have aired their grievances in interviews and documentaries.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Arena did, though, air grievances about inconsistent use of the Video Assistant Referee and MLS’s busy schedule ahead of the World Cup break.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 17 May 2026
Lone-wolf attackers with innumerable possible grievances.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Former customers tried to reach Szabo through her personal social media accounts and filed grievances with state regulatory agencies.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Their insurgency is rooted in both contemporary and historical grievances.
—Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Hart had came to Haddish’s defense and aired grievances against Williams.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 May 2026
Though directors had grievances with John’s leadership, their complaints weren’t serious enough to justify firing him at this point.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
ABC News, 19 May 2026
Since settling in the wealthy coastal city of Montecito, the pair have aired their grievances in interviews and documentaries.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Arena did, though, air grievances about inconsistent use of the Video Assistant Referee and MLS’s busy schedule ahead of the World Cup break.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 17 May 2026
Lone-wolf attackers with innumerable possible grievances.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Former customers tried to reach Szabo through her personal social media accounts and filed grievances with state regulatory agencies.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Their insurgency is rooted in both contemporary and historical grievances.
—Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Hart had came to Haddish’s defense and aired grievances against Williams.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 May 2026
Though directors had grievances with John’s leadership, their complaints weren’t serious enough to justify firing him at this point.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grievances
Noun
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Jesse Minter and Mike McCarthy inherit a rivalry built on field goals, grudges and games that look like they were filmed through cigar smoke.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Internal drama — employee hook-ups, power plays, longstanding grudges — share space with the mix of the mundane and the outrageous that constitutes a typical day in a typical big-city emergency department.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But Chelsea also want to add more maturity and leadership to their squad and, in that sense, Fernandez’s disciplinary record and his decision to air some of his complaints in public could count against him.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Patients can file complaints about medical providers in Philadelphia on the city's website.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Wilde and Seth Rogen play longtime marrieds harboring a laundry list of resentments who host their upstairs neighbors (Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton) for an evening of fun.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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The moans announced the doubt throughout Riviera’s 18th green amphitheater, a bowl full of thousands of fans unsure if the new guy could do it.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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At the moment that B’Tselem says Hathaleen collapsed, the visuals are jostled but moans of pain can be heard.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Grievances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grievances. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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