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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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As his body rebelliously transforms into a walking junkyard, he’s pursued by a metal fetishist with a vendetta and a serious case of rust lust.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Stengel claimed that there is no evidence that the officer knew who was driving at the time and there was no personal vendetta concerning rumors of a woman.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Sharks—unlike, for instance, crows—never develop vendettas.
—Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
The case as vicarious vendetta, just when such a thing is tilted to clash with the prime directive of his mysterious superiors.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Stengel claimed that there is no evidence that the officer knew who was driving at the time and there was no personal vendetta concerning rumors of a woman.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Sharks—unlike, for instance, crows—never develop vendettas.
—Katherine Rundell, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
The case as vicarious vendetta, just when such a thing is tilted to clash with the prime directive of his mysterious superiors.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for vendetta
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“Vendetta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vendetta. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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