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
Armstrong Williams, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
The story of Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to take revenge on the white whale who bit off his leg is an American classic and has been read in countless classrooms since its publication in 1851.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
Will the Packers get revenge for Week 1, or will the Eagles march to the Divisional Round?
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Wahlstrom was excited for the chance to play against the Islanders, though not exactly from a revenge point of view.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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Noun
That means eschewing pettiness, personal brawls or a politics of revenge.
—Armstrong Williams, Orange County Register, 13 Jan. 2025
The story of Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to take revenge on the white whale who bit off his leg is an American classic and has been read in countless classrooms since its publication in 1851.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
Will the Packers get revenge for Week 1, or will the Eagles march to the Divisional Round?
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Wahlstrom was excited for the chance to play against the Islanders, though not exactly from a revenge point of view.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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Verb
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Verse, however, added he would be disciplined Sunday, stay on his assignments and contribute to a Rams defense that must control running back Saquon Barkley if coach Sean McVay’s team is to avenge its 37-20 defeat to the Eagles and advance to the NFC championship game.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The man, Ademola Adedeji, 21, was among 10 young Black men from Manchester whom prosecutors had accused of conspiring to murder and maim others to avenge the death of their close friend.—
Selam Gebrekidan,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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At one point, Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut pressed Ms. Noem on the possibility that the Trump administration might refuse to provide federal aid to certain places as a form of political retribution.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Past Republican Presidents, most notably Reagan, pursued a deregulatory agenda that included slashing budgets and personnel, but Trump has, as ever, put his personal stamp on this conservative impulse, imbuing it with intimidation, threats of retribution, and grievance.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2025
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Starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington and more, Gladiator II continues an epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in ancient Rome.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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He’s no longer trusted, and the people of the silo want vengeance for a lifetime of lies.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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