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
Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Season 3 of the series will drop in 2025 and will continue to focus on Seong Gi-hun's revenge on the creators of Squid Game.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Nicole Sands, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Through such details do writers revenge themselves on life.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Tom Nichols: Stalin’s revenge From a liberal point of view, comparing the anti-Soviet revolutions of 1989 with the illiberal revolutions today might seem scandalous.
—Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Season 3 of the series will drop in 2025 and will continue to focus on Seong Gi-hun's revenge on the creators of Squid Game.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
Crafted as a concept album, Midnights draws inspiration from various sleepless nights, exploring themes from self-reflection to revenge fantasies to falling in love.
—Nicole Sands, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Through such details do writers revenge themselves on life.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
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Girls basketball Ontario Christian avenged its only defeat by knocking off Archbishop Mitty on Saturday.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ohio State avenged its October loss to No. 1 Oregon, winning 41-21 on Wednesday in a game that didn’t even seem that close after the Buckeyes jumped out to a 34-0 lead.Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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The Justice Department also said Young has called for retribution against jurors, judges and law enforcement officers involved in prosecuting the Jan. 6 defendants, all of whom are in the Washington area.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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Anna did not want her last name or the name of her husband to be published out of fear of retribution against her family.Lena Medvedeva, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Dalton sprained his thumb in a car accident, and Young came back with a vengeance, completing 24 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Fans of high-octane thrills can kick off the year with Colombiana, starring Zoe Saldaña as a fierce assassin on a mission of vengeance, or the Rush Hour trilogy, where Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan bring laughter and action to the buddy-cop genre.Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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