as in revenge
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
sought vengeance after his sister was murdered
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Recent Examples of vengeance
Faris: Far from principled agreement, members of Congress are going along with this bill to avoid President Trump's vengeance.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
After two years of relative calm and moderate economic stabilization, inflation has returned with a vengeance.
—Antonio Maria Delgado
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
With the Kindly Ones riding for vengeance and the balance of realms at risk, the second half of the season promises high stakes and emotional reckoning.
—Aya Al-Hakim, People.com, 7 July 2025
Losing a friend side by side in a gunfight often meant pursuing vengeance in his memory, taking care not to squander his martyrdom.
—Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for vengeance
Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
After two years of relative calm and moderate economic stabilization, inflation has returned with a vengeance.
—Antonio Maria Delgado
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
With the Kindly Ones riding for vengeance and the balance of realms at risk, the second half of the season promises high stakes and emotional reckoning.
—Aya Al-Hakim, People.com, 7 July 2025
Losing a friend side by side in a gunfight often meant pursuing vengeance in his memory, taking care not to squander his martyrdom.
—Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for vengeance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vengeance
Noun
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Failure to see the humanity in a source means students might miss when a law is written to exact revenge, when a diary is embellishing an event, or when a preacher’s sermon has a joke in it.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 July 2025
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More recently Fortune reports that ‘revenge quitting’ is ready to take its place, with disgruntled employees venting their frustrations by walking out the door.—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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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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“Vengeance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengeance. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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