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as in vigilante
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
Batman is the Joker's main nemesis and always foils his wicked plots
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as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
social ostracism was once society's nemesis for those who defied its sexual mores
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as in curse
a source of harm or misfortune
irrationality is the nemesis of democracy, for good government depends upon the wisdom of the electorate
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Recent Examples of nemesis
Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeton are workplace nemeses who serve as executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company.
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Kayla Olson,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
The second-half substitute headed in Graham Zusi’s corner kick to lift the Americans to a victory over World Cup nemesis Ghana.
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Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Barbicane and his nemesis, Captain Nicholl, soon agree to join him.
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Neil Oseman,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
Dana Sue found a sympathetic ear in her former high school nemesis Clark, Magnolias’ new business partner, setting a potential love triangle.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for nemesis
Kayla Olson,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
The second-half substitute headed in Graham Zusi’s corner kick to lift the Americans to a victory over World Cup nemesis Ghana.
—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Barbicane and his nemesis, Captain Nicholl, soon agree to join him.
—
Neil Oseman,
Space.com,
14 June 2026
Dana Sue found a sympathetic ear in her former high school nemesis Clark, Magnolias’ new business partner, setting a potential love triangle.
—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for nemesis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nemesis
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Outfits like anti-migrant vigilante group March and March have capitalized on this shift, expanding their footprint from the coastal KwaZulu-Natal province directly into economic hubs such as Gauteng.
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Citizen Vigilante stars Hammer as Sanders, a vigilante who takes justice into his own hands.
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The couple is set to face punishment for the horrific deaths during sentencing on July 10.
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The city shows how quickly a violent act can be transformed into collective punishment.
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Morgan and her Judgment Day cronies tried to bribe Danhausen to put curses on their opponents.
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The dust-ups might have driven the Honeywells away from their island paradise, more casualties of the lottery curse.
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Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences.
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Instead, the young, webbed avenger kept limber by performing headstands and flips and cartwheels on the grass.
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Anthropic has advocated for more stringent AI regulations — at times incurring the wrath of the Pentagon and White House — while OpenAI has pushed a more hands-off approach.
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Armed with a name, Polyphemus is able to call down his father’s wrath on Odysseus.
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Now, decades later, weekday lunches have become the bane of my existence.
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Thankfully, the in-room fax machines that were the bane of Bob Harris’ existence are long gone, too.
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Montgomery has barely been in the big leagues for two months but has already put his name alongside a couple of franchise icons (and another hard-core punisher of baseballs).
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Nine strokes later, including three shots into the water across the green and three penalty strokes as a result, Poston finally sunk an eight-inch putt to move on with a 12.
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Form 700s are filed under penalty of perjury.
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“Nemesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nemesis. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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