Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grudged
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The statement here seemed to be that more people disliked the new branding than the number of people who were fond of the new version.—
Jess Collen,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025 -
These were people Jason disliked.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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But the friendship fell apart earlier this year when Farage refused to echo Musk’s support for Robinson, the founder of the now-defunct anti-immigration English Defence League (EDL), who was previously jailed for being in contempt of court by repeating false accusations about a Syrian refugee.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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After handling raw chicken, an employee refused to wash his hands in the handwashing sink, instead of the prep sink.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Comans, based in Louisiana, denied Khalil’s motion for a waiver preventing his removal from the country.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Andrew has denied Giuffre's allegations and expressed regret for his former friendship with Epstein.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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The male driver’s identity is being withheld pending identification by the coroner’s office and notification of family.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Several Bay Area Democrats withheld support, including Assembly members Diane Papan of San Mateo, Liz Ortega of Hayward and Josh Becker of Menlo Park.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Monday’s rating is significantly better than Trump’s -15 net approval rating Morning Consult found at this point in his first term, when 40% of voters approved and 55% disapproved of his job performance.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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That was a decline too from March, when the pollsters found that 48 percent approved and 47 percent disapproved.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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She was discovered by a photographer in the lobby of a modeling agency that had just rejected her.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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Neither Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin nor the camp representing star forward Kirill Kaprizov are saying much after the team’s potentially history-making first contract offer was reportedly rejected.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Last month, when the president called for ABC and NBC to have their licenses revoked.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In July 2025, Washington imposed sanctions on Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Act and revoked his and his family's visas, citing suppression of free expression and arbitrary judicial actions.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Presumably, all of Moore's clients were audited, had these phantom losses disallowed, and ended up paying the harsh 40% penalty for lack of economic substance.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Video refereeing was used 39 times on the first day of the season, with one red card being corrected and three goals disallowed for offside.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Grudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grudged. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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