vendettas

noun

plural of vendetta
as in feuds
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 vendettas Personal bias … petty jealousies … vendettas … cronyism … axes to grind. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 But the explosive anger, vicious vendettas, and festering class resentments expressed so powerfully in season one remain. — 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 There were festering family vendettas; botched forensics; staggering police failings. — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025 But as the explosive Season 2 trailer makes clear, the Bellarie name comes with its share of danger, betrayal, and blood-deep vendettas. — Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Aug. 2025 While Jameson believes Spider-Man to be a menace, Robertson often takes a more supportive and reasonable view on the superhero’s action, and acts as a foil to Jameson’s vendettas. — Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 21 Aug. 2025
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  1. feuds
  2. disputes
  3. quarrels
  4. fights
Noun
  • This week's quiz highlights famous feuds, skin secrets, food trends and a lot more.
    — Kelly McGreal , Isabella Bernabeo, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Political clashes While Castro has been Lago’s main adversary on the commission, he’s been involved in other public feuds and clashes in recent years.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of feuds
Noun
  • This means the choice should be somebody who, for instance, isn’t going to sound off divisively about politics, get into messy domestic disputes or start going on public benders.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The column warns that the disputes could extend beyond the election, potentially providing grounds to challenge results or undermine their legitimacy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of disputes
Noun
  • The overtones of social significance are adroitly handled and make real sense in an era of tragic international quarrels.
    — THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike Christian priests and medicine men, who generally command respect, rainmakers are sometimes seen as malicious people who retaliate against whole communities for quarrels with their neighbors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of quarrels
Noun
  • There were messy confirmation fights over controversial Cabinet picks, the era of DOGE and back-and-forths over trade policy.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In a preview of political fights to come over artificial intelligence, the data center industry is starting to spend money on elections for the first time.
    — Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of fights

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