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
Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
She’s become obsessed with the threat of Islamic terror and her own quest for revenge.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Luka Doncic got some revenge against his old Dallas Mavericks squad, the team that shockingly traded him before the NBA deadline, by notching a triple-double in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 107-99 win on Tuesday night.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
In the rematch of their epic undisputed light heavyweight clash from 2024, Bivol got his revenge with a riveting late-round performance to pull out a majority-decision win over the previously unbeaten Beterbiev (114-114, 115-113, 116-112).
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Pang started scheming in the summer of 2021, describing the plan as a revenge plot for the U.S. air strike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in January 2020.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
She’s become obsessed with the threat of Islamic terror and her own quest for revenge.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Luka Doncic got some revenge against his old Dallas Mavericks squad, the team that shockingly traded him before the NBA deadline, by notching a triple-double in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 107-99 win on Tuesday night.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
In the rematch of their epic undisputed light heavyweight clash from 2024, Bivol got his revenge with a riveting late-round performance to pull out a majority-decision win over the previously unbeaten Beterbiev (114-114, 115-113, 116-112).
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Verb
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Kelly edged West Aurora’s Dominic Serio 4-3 in the finals, avenging a sectional loss a week earlier to Serio.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Horned Frogs avenged their 71-57 loss on Jan. 21 in Lubbock in front of former TCU legend Desmond Bane — who had his jersey retired at halftime — in a breakout game by Trazarien White off the bench and with another clutch shot from Noah Reynolds.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The post was designed to be an avenue through which federal employees could report corruption and wrongdoing without fear of retribution.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Johnson had acknowledged a hunger for further retribution from some GOP members ahead of the vote to censure Green.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There has been a vehemence, a ferocity, even a kind of rage to his conduct that transcends the mere pursuit of vengeance.—
Varad Mehta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Emmy nominated brothers Kevin and Matthew McManus (American Vandal, Cobra Kai) present a gritty sci-fi thriller that follows a mother on a warpath through parallel universes in a desperate attempt to quench her desire for vengeance.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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