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Recent Examples of blood feud
But many try to portray Iran’s hatred of Israel as some kind of thousand-year-old blood feud.
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Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
One of the media industry’s great blood feuds could be headed for détente, as the United Talent Agency and the advertising dealmaker Michael Kassan appear close to reaching a settlement that could be announced in time for the annual Cannes Lions festival later this month.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
Laura, who lost her daughter Cathy months prior, is already looking after a young foster child named Ollie (Jonah Wren Phillips), a strange, selectively mute boy who has an insatiable appetite and a blood feud with the family cat.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
But also worth noting is that Musk is in a separate blood feud with Altman, who wants pretty much no regulation at all.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
One of the media industry’s great blood feuds could be headed for détente, as the United Talent Agency and the advertising dealmaker Michael Kassan appear close to reaching a settlement that could be announced in time for the annual Cannes Lions festival later this month.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
Laura, who lost her daughter Cathy months prior, is already looking after a young foster child named Ollie (Jonah Wren Phillips), a strange, selectively mute boy who has an insatiable appetite and a blood feud with the family cat.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
But also worth noting is that Musk is in a separate blood feud with Altman, who wants pretty much no regulation at all.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blood feud
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There’s some bad blood between Disney and YouTube.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Amid speculation about why Brandy abruptly left the concert — Monica immediately dismissed any possible bad blood by shouting out Brandy when the show continued — the singer explained in a statement Sunday morning that she was forced to exit due to health issues.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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Tatiana to run Century Homebuilders Lawyers on both sides of the Pino family feud expressed relief over the settlement agreement.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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On June 2, 2023, their long-running feud came to a tragic end when Lorincz shot and killed Owens through her locked front door.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Aggregate score is not a factor.—
Avi Creditor,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Since there was no elimination last week, viewer votes from Dedication Night and Wicked Night were combined with the judges’ scores from both nights to determine the couple sent home.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The endorsement comes as Cuomo has lobbed increasingly caustic attacks on Mamdani, equating his criticism of Israel with antisemitism and warning of a city beset by crime, hatred and disorder if his opponent wins.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield hasn't been shy about his hatred of the rival NFL franchise.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Her relationship with her family is fraught, and not just because of her liberal politics; religious animosity, personal grudges, and class resentment all play a part.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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The shooting laid bare deep divisions in Slovak society, and animosity between the populist Fico and the opposition.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Plus, analysts say, Trump’s enmity toward CEO Brian Roberts gives the Ellisons — who are palsy with the president — a better shot at getting a deal cleared.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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Among the crowds, which have on occasion contained tens of thousands, there have been displays of violent antisemitic sentiment, as well as language that conflates enmity toward Israel, Zionism and Jews themselves.—
Alex Holmes,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
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This causes the skin and the whites of the eyes to take on a yellowish hue, known as jaundice.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
23 Sep. 2025
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By the time red flags like fatigue, jaundice, swelling or easy bruising appear, the damage may already be done, the doctor warned.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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There is plenty of antagonism between ICE agents and anti-ICE protesters.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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The entry of taxi-hailing apps Uber and Bolt in Kenya was greeted with antagonism — strikes by traditional taxi operators, protests over pricing by Uber drivers, and even intervention by government agencies.—
Martin K.N Siele,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Blood feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blood%20feud. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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