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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Read: The intellectual rationalization for annexing Greenland President Trump has now returned to the fray, with a vengeance.
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Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
As Kanye West returns to the public eye with a vengeance, Bill Maher has some thoughts on his latest antisemitic rant.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
And the Biden administration came at him with a vengeance, launching multiple investigations of his companies from multiple agencies.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
These persisters can then come back with a vengeance and may no longer respond to the same antibiotic, the theory goes.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
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Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
As Kanye West returns to the public eye with a vengeance, Bill Maher has some thoughts on his latest antisemitic rant.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025
And the Biden administration came at him with a vengeance, launching multiple investigations of his companies from multiple agencies.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
These persisters can then come back with a vengeance and may no longer respond to the same antibiotic, the theory goes.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vengeance
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“Vengeance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengeance. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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