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vendetta

noun

Definition of vendetta

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a series of acts done to harm a disliked person or group He has had a vendetta against her ever since she beat him out for the promotion. The two politicians had long held a personal vendetta against each other.

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Recent Examples of vendetta Whoever left it there had a vendetta against her own, or someone else, as researchers suspect that a slave had written the curse either against the four slaves named, or an unknown person. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026 Spain had a personal vendetta in Mallorca and produced their most complete performance in years. — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 June 2026 Northern Ireland’s Catholics and Protestants gratefully halted the cycle of vendetta. — Literary Hub, 2 June 2026 Ironically, on the 2001 episode, the F1 star plays Will Colbert, a former classmate who had a vendetta against Aniston's character, Rachel, back in high school. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for vendetta

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Arpon Basu Nashville Predators Corey Perry The Ryan Kesler feud with former Predators center Ryan Johansen — which peaked during Nashville’s 2017 Stanley Cup Final run — is pure villainy.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Reckless feuds and comments on his podcast Ryan Clark was also causing immense amounts of controversy and unnecessary drama on his podcast, which was promoted on ESPN’s kyron regularly.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

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Jeffrey Baldwin, who founded an advocacy group after fighting his own foreclosure battle, argued a complaint system without enforcement powers would do little to help homeowners facing disputes.

— Nora O'Neill July 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026
McDonald, though, said national leaders have warned that barring transgender members would open the DAR up to having its tax-exempt status revoked, which McDonald disputes.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026

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