as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
enmity had existed between the two families for generations
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Recent Examples of enmity
However, enmity certainly looked like the consensus − public − wisdom on Russia during the Biden administration.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The enmity between Carter and Kennedy, two of the most important Democratic political figures of their generation, continued throughout their lives.
—Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The townspeople’s friendships, romances, and enmities are tangible ways to understand what’s going on here, and their complex bonds help amplify the show’s life-and-death stakes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Many Ukrainians have cheered Mr. Zelensky for standing up to Mr. Trump, even if the personal enmity has become an impediment.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The enmity between Carter and Kennedy, two of the most important Democratic political figures of their generation, continued throughout their lives.
—Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The townspeople’s friendships, romances, and enmities are tangible ways to understand what’s going on here, and their complex bonds help amplify the show’s life-and-death stakes.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Editors’ Picks The Forgotten Writers Who Influenced Jane Austen
Many Ukrainians have cheered Mr. Zelensky for standing up to Mr. Trump, even if the personal enmity has become an impediment.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmity
Noun
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Stolarz’s inclination to shout instructions at teammates on the ice, often with serious levels of hostility in the name of competition, comes to him naturally.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Datta writes that Indians had faced violent treatment at the hands of Japanese forces, even if the Chinese community bore the brunt of the Japanese hostility.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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An armed man accused of walking into a Walgreens location in California and shooting an employee to death this week allegedly had a grudge against corporate pharmacies, police said.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Theater owners gathered inside the Colosseum Theater at Caesar’s Palace on Monday didn’t seem to hold any grudges, and gave a warm welcome to the exec.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2025
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That ecstatic communal experience is a glorious moment of freedom for oppressed people, most of them living hand-to-mouth in an environment of hatred and exploitation.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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In fact, her personal hatred of gripping challenges even served as her Survivor hot take below.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Enmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmity. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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