1
as in resentment
a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong
he's had a grudge against her ever since she snubbed him at the dance
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as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
there's been a grudge between the two families for years
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as in to dislike
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Recent Examples of grudge
Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
Instead, the country has a would-be autocrat, with a Mt. Whitney-size grudge against California, seeking to establish himself as King Donald the First.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
Jonathan Corrado, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2024
The Taliban authorities vacillated between grudging accommodation and weary rejection of our attention, but Ross had an uncanny ability to connect.
—Victor Blue, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023
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Noun
Another mentioned a different kind of bias potentially at play: the grudge theatrical stalwarts still hold against Netflix.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
Instead, the country has a would-be autocrat, with a Mt. Whitney-size grudge against California, seeking to establish himself as King Donald the First.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
Beijing and Moscow have, in particular, gone from grudging participants in Western attempts to pressure Pyongyang into curbing its illicit weapons programs to openly supporting the Kim regime.
—Jonathan Corrado, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2024
The Taliban authorities vacillated between grudging accommodation and weary rejection of our attention, but Ross had an uncanny ability to connect.
—Victor Blue, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grudge
Noun
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Doesn’t that seem like an obvious way to breed resentment and, ahem, rebellion?—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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One child may excel in sports or academics while another struggles, leading to feelings of resentment.—
Friends of Karen,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Intentionally directing attacks against civilian infrastructure and civilians who are not directly taking part in hostilities is considered a war crime under international law.—
Clarissa Ward,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Even small shifts can build rapport and defuse hostility.—
Diana Lowe,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some economists dislike the report's methodology because actual layoffs and firings can be lower than announced totals as firms reduce their workforces through attrition or by closing open job postings.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Yet, Trump is persistently deeply unpopular in the U.K., disliked by 73 percent in a recent survey, running the risk the realpolitik might land badly with some Brits.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Though other presidents have spoken from the Justice Department's ceremonial Great Hall, Trump's address amounted to an extraordinary display of partisan politics and personal grievances inside an institution that is meant to be blind to both.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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In his writings, Mangione apparently expressed his grievances with the healthcare industry — specifically naming UnitedHealthcare and the shareholder conference where Thompson was headed in New York at the time of the assassination.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Even if those two men didn’t make it out of Europe alive, the unspeakable acts carried out in the name of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich would still live on in infamy, reminding humanity what blind hatred and xenophobia could lead to if a society wasn’t careful.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Venerable baby boomer Kevin Bacon plays the titular bounty hunter Hub Halloran, a proud Georgia man with little tolerance for tomfoolery and a hatred of the Red Sox.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Could a visa holder refusing to refer to the Gulf of America face a similar fate as Khalil?—
Bastiaan Vanacker,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to seize more territory in Gaza if Hamas continues to refuse to release the hostages.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In most fields workers are prone to deny a problem and even pretend to enjoy the abuse.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Idaho Senate this week approved a joint resolution to deny voters the authority to legalize cannabis through a statewide ballot initiative.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Slate has not spoken publicly about the feud — aside from releasing a brief statement in support of Lively early on — and won’t change that policy during this interview.—
Seija Rankin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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But, while her feud with Britney Haynes — stemming from their time on Big Brother: Reindeer Games in 2023 — was her main résumé point on the Peacock competition series, the now-53-year-old grandmother's true Big Brother legacy goes back much further and deeper.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Grudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grudge. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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