as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
there's been bad blood between the two families for years
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Recent Examples of bad blood
Kenny and Anthony might not be besties right away, but there’s no longer any bad blood.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
So the Battle of Alberta bad blood with McDavid had long been simmering, including during the 2022 second-round series that the Oilers won in five games.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
There’s no in-fighting or bad blood here as IndieWire understands it, but the first film at least had the input of former DC head Walter Hamada.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
One neighbor said there was bad blood between Sparks and the couple after parts of their tree grew onto Sparks’ property.
Sparks’ arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
So the Battle of Alberta bad blood with McDavid had long been simmering, including during the 2022 second-round series that the Oilers won in five games.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
There’s no in-fighting or bad blood here as IndieWire understands it, but the first film at least had the input of former DC head Walter Hamada.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
One neighbor said there was bad blood between Sparks and the couple after parts of their tree grew onto Sparks’ property.
Sparks’ arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
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In January, the World Bank and Ipsos, a market research firm, estimated that nearly 60% of Gaza’s water and sanitation infrastructure had been damaged or destroyed by hostilities.Sophie Tanno, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Soon afterward, the U.S. said the system would not be deployed to Ukraine, with deputy Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh telling reporters that the war between Russia and Ukraine differed to hostilities in the Middle East.Michael D. Carroll AND Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Ravens, magpies and even common urban crows have demonstrated impressive feats of intelligence, from using traffic lights to crack nuts to remembering human faces and even holding grudges.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Both are brazenly transactional, and cling tenaciously to grudges.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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All of the hatred and violence of their relationship all culminated in this moment.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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The promise comes several days after a man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson said he was motivated by hatred of that system ‒ a hatred apparently shared by many people who have taken to social media in the days since the Dec. 4 killing.Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Bad blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20blood. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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