as in feud
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
But the explosive anger, vicious vendettas, and festering class resentments expressed so powerfully in season one remain.
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Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
All defendants maintained their innocence and appealed after a two-year trial that opened a Pandora's box of unwanted revelations about papal ransom payments to Islamic militants, Vatican vendettas, espionage and other dirty laundry of the Holy See.
—Nicole Winfield The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
All defendants maintained their innocence and appealed after a two-year trial that opened a pandora’s box of unwanted revelations about papal ransom payments to Islamic militants, Vatican vendettas, espionage and other dirty laundry of the Holy See.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Adding to the chaos, Araminta (Katie Leung) also has a vendetta against Sophie, leading to her getting thrown into jail at one point, while Benedict wrestles with leaving society and his family to be with Sophie in the countryside.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
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Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
All defendants maintained their innocence and appealed after a two-year trial that opened a Pandora's box of unwanted revelations about papal ransom payments to Islamic militants, Vatican vendettas, espionage and other dirty laundry of the Holy See.
—Nicole Winfield The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
All defendants maintained their innocence and appealed after a two-year trial that opened a pandora’s box of unwanted revelations about papal ransom payments to Islamic militants, Vatican vendettas, espionage and other dirty laundry of the Holy See.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Adding to the chaos, Araminta (Katie Leung) also has a vendetta against Sophie, leading to her getting thrown into jail at one point, while Benedict wrestles with leaving society and his family to be with Sophie in the countryside.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vendetta
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Moderate Democrat Jasmeet Bains did not advance, in an embarrassing defeat for establishment Democrats amid an intraparty feud about the party's future.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Stories about her parties became local legend, as did tales of her feuds with neighbors and her tendency to flout social conventions.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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The Washington National Opera is accusing the Kennedy Center of failing to return more than $17 million in donor funds, escalating a dispute that followed the end of a 15-year partnership between the two institutions.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2026
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According to settlement documents filed May 7 in the Southern District of New York, Baldoni, via his Wayfarer production company, and Lively agreed to settle their ongoing dispute on terms that Lively could still seek to recover attorney's fees and additional damages.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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“Vendetta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vendetta. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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