as in to revenge
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
a play about a prince who struggles to avenge his father's death
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Recent Examples of avenge
Denver avenged a 31-7 loss at Buffalo in the playoffs last year.
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Arnie Stapleton, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
With the triumph, the Gophers swept the Mavericks in this weekend’s series and avenged a November sweep at the hands of MSU at Ridder Arena.
—Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Already harboring her own personal vendetta against Roper, Burr visits Pine in Switzerland and convinces him to infiltrate Roper’s business and avenge Sophie’s death.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Alabama rallied from a home loss to Oklahoma with a road, first-round triumph over the Sooners last month, and Ole Miss avenged its only loss by knocking off Georgia in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Arnie Stapleton, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
With the triumph, the Gophers swept the Mavericks in this weekend’s series and avenged a November sweep at the hands of MSU at Ridder Arena.
—Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Already harboring her own personal vendetta against Roper, Burr visits Pine in Switzerland and convinces him to infiltrate Roper’s business and avenge Sophie’s death.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Alabama rallied from a home loss to Oklahoma with a road, first-round triumph over the Sooners last month, and Ole Miss avenged its only loss by knocking off Georgia in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenge
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Others become angry and retaliate against their former friends.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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More than a year later, Skidmore and Dance sued Simplot, alleging that they were retaliated against for refusing to get the vaccine.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Democratic Caucus said the fines are being assessed under rules enacted in 2023 specifically to punish Texas House Democrats for breaking quorum in 2021, when members left the state for 38 days to block GOP voting restrictions.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The conspirators fail, and the main character is arrested – reinforcing the film’s core lesson that betrayal of the state is always punished.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenge. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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