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
Although Rodgers was agitated when the Packers used the 26th overall pick in the 2020 draft on Love — and eventually held out in the summer of 2021 — there was never any bad blood between the two quarterbacks.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The costars' dissenting views on the skit come as some fans speculate that there is bad blood between Goggins and Wood.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
However, there was already bad blood between Trump and investigators who sought to illustrate the impacts of widespread Russian disinformation on the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
—Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
It's been a long, long time that there's been bad blood between Elton John and Madonna.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The costars' dissenting views on the skit come as some fans speculate that there is bad blood between Goggins and Wood.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
However, there was already bad blood between Trump and investigators who sought to illustrate the impacts of widespread Russian disinformation on the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
—Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
It's been a long, long time that there's been bad blood between Elton John and Madonna.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
Noun
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And this all matches the public’s general hostility to higher rates of immigration to the US over the last few years — which according to Gallup data, seems to still be the case.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
2 May 2025
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Trump has pressed both sides to quickly come to a war-ending agreement, but while Zelenskyy agreed to an American plan for an initial 30-day halt to hostilities, Russia has not signed on and has continued to strike at targets inside Ukraine.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The daughter of the trickster god Anansi, Abena spent her entire life terrified that her dad would lose her in a bet, and still bears a grudge that the Doctor couldn't take her away.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
10 May 2025
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Football folk have memories that would impress elephants and a mafioso’s capacity for holding grudges.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Heiss said that nothing would be so devastating as to have earned Prima’s hatred.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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While Brandon Hagel has been suspended and a number of jarring hits have taken place, there is another level of intensity and hatred around the corner.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Bad blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20blood. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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