as in retaliation
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
both sides were determined to get revenge for perceived wrongs and showed little interest in ending the feud
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as in to avenge
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother
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Recent Examples of revenge
Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Vitanza, the No. 8 hitter in the lineup, delivered redemption Saturday with a two-run single that broke the game open in the sixth inning and Cheshire got its revenge with a 4-2 victory over Fairfield Ludlowe Saturday morning.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2025
Grapevine, the fourth-place finisher in the district that lost twice to Argyle, got its revenge by eliminating the Eagles in a regional final overtime thriller that ended in a penalty shootout.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
At a time when nerds were getting their revenge, most of them wanted to be Chris Knight.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In the end, Trump’s actions may empower future presidents to use the executive branch as a cudgel of revenge.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Vitanza, the No. 8 hitter in the lineup, delivered redemption Saturday with a two-run single that broke the game open in the sixth inning and Cheshire got its revenge with a 4-2 victory over Fairfield Ludlowe Saturday morning.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2025
Grapevine, the fourth-place finisher in the district that lost twice to Argyle, got its revenge by eliminating the Eagles in a regional final overtime thriller that ended in a penalty shootout.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
At a time when nerds were getting their revenge, most of them wanted to be Chris Knight.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Verb
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The 6-foot-7 center scored 17 points, pulled down seven boards and blocked six shots in a 72-65 win over LSU in the regional final, avenging a Sweet 16 loss to those same Tigers in Albany at this time a year ago.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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Brooklyn will be looking to avenge a 120-101 home loss to Dallas on March 24.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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Those staff members have been furloughed until later in the year, the state of their future contracts unclear, according to a NOAA staffer speaking on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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Both spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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His endgame is about ever more control, veneration, and vengeance.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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At the center of it all is stoic rancher Staten Kirkland (Duhamel), who is healing from heartbreaking loss and on a quest for vengeance.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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