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
Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 July 2025
In Season 6, the spies will head out on the run as Diana Taverner (Scott Thomas) embroils them all in a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 July 2025
The Dodgers seemed keen on revenge for an 18-1 disaster of a performance against the Astros on Friday that was the largest margin of defeat in Dodger Stadium history.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
Agnes doesn’t process her experience the way a movie character might be expected to — with, say, revenge or sudden catharsis.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
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Noun
For Luis Enrique, Mr Barcelona himself — and one of a few head coaches with a winning record against Madrid — this will once again not be about revenge.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 July 2025
In Season 6, the spies will head out on the run as Diana Taverner (Scott Thomas) embroils them all in a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 July 2025
The Dodgers seemed keen on revenge for an 18-1 disaster of a performance against the Astros on Friday that was the largest margin of defeat in Dodger Stadium history.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
Agnes doesn’t process her experience the way a movie character might be expected to — with, say, revenge or sudden catharsis.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Verb
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The Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, denying the Chiefs their third-straight Super Bowl and avenging their Super Bowl XLVII loss to Kansas City just two years earlier.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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Merced played Dina, Ellie's friend and eventual love interest, who joins her on a journey to Seattle to avenge (SPOILER ALERT) Joel (Pedro Pascal).—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC news,
15 July 2025
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President Trump is reshaping a student loan cancellation program into what some fear will become a tool for political retribution, taking aim at organizations that serve immigrants and transgender youth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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But the real question is what kind of concrete retribution Trump could try to exact on his erstwhile political ally and campaign donor.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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Like the group of teens discovered nearly three decades before, the killer behind the Southport Massacre will not rest until vengeance is served.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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And the harsh Antarctic winter didn’t clear the disease, which returned with a vengeance during this year’s southern summer.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
15 July 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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