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
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Rick’s revenge fantasy might be more of a death drive, a desire to finally end his misery at the barrel of a stranger’s gun.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
As Frank speaks, Rick is aching to satisfy his desire for revenge in what Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) correctly identifies as a ridiculous, Princess Bride-style plot to kill the man who killed his father.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
To find out more about the revenge quitting trend, Newsweek spoke with Keri Mesropov the founder of Spring Talent Development, and Dr. Julie Lee, a psychologist and the copresident of the Harvard Alumni for Mental Health.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The project explores themes of guilt, parenting, class division and the cycle of revenge.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Rick’s revenge fantasy might be more of a death drive, a desire to finally end his misery at the barrel of a stranger’s gun.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
As Frank speaks, Rick is aching to satisfy his desire for revenge in what Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) correctly identifies as a ridiculous, Princess Bride-style plot to kill the man who killed his father.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
To find out more about the revenge quitting trend, Newsweek spoke with Keri Mesropov the founder of Spring Talent Development, and Dr. Julie Lee, a psychologist and the copresident of the Harvard Alumni for Mental Health.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Verb
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The Zags avenged those defeats with a 58-51 win in the conference tournament championship game, just the Gaels’ second loss since before Christmas.—
Jeff Faraudo,
The Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2025
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The victory avenges a crushing semifinal loss to Dover-Sherborn in the Div. 4 state semifinals last year, something that weighed on the team and propelled them through this year’s tournament.—
Marcello Rossetti,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Auburn men’s basketball is the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament and headed to the South Region, where coach Bruce Pearl and the Tigers will be trying to seek a little bit of retribution after a first-round ouster at the hands of Yale last season.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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These include Trump's ongoing efforts to drastically reduce federal spending and allegedly abusing his power while seeking retribution against political enemies.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rick is on his vendetta, and despite a nice evening with an old friend, his plans for vengeance haven’t changed.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Held on the roads around a lake in Albert Park, the track is one of F1's trickier challenges, made more so on Sunday thanks to rain that eased off before the start of the race, only to return with a vengeance a dozen or so laps before the end.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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