BLOOD FEUD Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

blood feud

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Definition of blood feud

as in bad blood

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Recent Examples of blood feud Along with Rhodes, there is speculation that Bron Breakker, who has been sidelined by a hernia injury for over a month, will return on Monday to confront Seth Rollins to lock in their blood feud at WrestleMania 42. — Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 This transformed a political rivalry into a blood feud. — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026 There's only one way in which this blood feud between Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) and Homelander (Antony Starr) ends. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026 He will always be remembered for igniting the Avs-Red Wings blood feud. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blood feud

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Noun

But there appears to be no bad blood, as Michael director Antoine Fuqua said that Janet sent Jaafar support behind-the-scenes.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026
No documentary has yet screened a fight or anything particularly controversial, with the Walker-Guardiola row a very rare example of bad blood being aired publicly.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of bad blood

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Chinese advances in dam-building technology in recent years and a race to electrify with clean energy and cut off coal –– as well as a simmering, high-altitude China-India border feud –– have driven change in the region.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Political feud The case dated back to the administration of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse, when Vorbe and the late president were engaged in a bitter political and economic feud.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

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Because symptoms associated with perimenopause can overlap with other medical concerns, talk with a qualified healthcare provider about any new, persistent, severe or concerning symptoms — regardless of your score.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026
The longtime 5-star Georgia football commitment threw for three touchdowns and ran for another 78-yard score for IMG Academy on Saturday night.

— Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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His hatred of the Islamic State group appears genuine, and American cooperation with Damascus against the terrorist network will benefit the Syrians who suffered most under its rule.

— Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Yet Christ Jesus consistently refused to let fear, hatred, or sin define his view of anyone’s identity.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026

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Knight paid Shakur’s bail and signed him to Death Row Records in Los Angeles, absorbing his artist’s growing animosity toward Combs, Wallace and their Bad Boy Records circle in New York.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Some farmers feel animosity toward the peach association for not getting ahead of the Del Monte bankruptcy and for not doing more to help farmers now that the damage has been done.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of animosity

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Though there’s never been a real reason given for the enmity, there have been enough talk at this point that most people believe the two are at odds.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026
Four years later, Hanke earned great controversy, and the enmity of the Clinton administration, by heeding a request from Indonesia’s president Suharto.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of enmity

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Liver metastases, for example, can cause abdominal swelling or jaundice.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 10 Aug. 2026
Symptoms of the disease include yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice), intensely itchy skin, white-colored stools, fatigue and weight loss weight without trying.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Definition of jaundice

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By defining other civilizations as alien cultures, a civilizationist grand strategy might fuel antagonism rather than tolerate differences.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Still, the economic particulars underpinning this needless antagonism essentially are beside the point.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of antagonism

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