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
Instead, the gods threw him out, leaving him with only a desire for vengeance (and the engine that is powering said spider).
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 May 2025
After a blowout loss in the playoffs, bad teams lie down and take their punishment, good teams hold their own evenly and great teams respond with a vengeance.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Flamingo’s romance with Yovani takes difficult and tragic turns, leaving Lidia with the weight of unfulfilled vengeance on her shoulders.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 May 2025
The storm, which in recent days dumped up to a foot of rain over some areas of the Southeast, moved into the Mid-Atlantic region with a vengeance Tuesday.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 May 2025
After a blowout loss in the playoffs, bad teams lie down and take their punishment, good teams hold their own evenly and great teams respond with a vengeance.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Flamingo’s romance with Yovani takes difficult and tragic turns, leaving Lidia with the weight of unfulfilled vengeance on her shoulders.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 May 2025
The storm, which in recent days dumped up to a foot of rain over some areas of the Southeast, moved into the Mid-Atlantic region with a vengeance Tuesday.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vengeance
Noun
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While Matty hunts for clues and argues cases, Bates covertly thumbs through the psychological layers of a woman on a well-meaning revenge mission.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 May 2025
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Still, the Yankees, fresh off a sweep over the Angels after a 1-0 win on Wednesday, would love to extract some regular season revenge with a group that looks noticeably different than the one that the Dodgers knocked down on baseball’s biggest stage.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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However, a current DOJ official, speaking to WIRED on the condition of anonymity due to fear of retribution, defended the collection and retention of migrant DNA.—
Dhruv Mehrotra,
Wired News,
29 May 2025
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Claims from staffers included being penalized for taking medical leave, repeated racial microaggressions and fear of retribution for raising complaints about working conditions.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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“Vengeance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengeance. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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