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
David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Rams should be plenty hungry for revenge and a notable win to get them back in a groove.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Let alone seek revenge by annexing the manors of your enemies.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
The series will follow the titular brilliant wife, mother, and advice columnist who takes matters into her own hands when a series of injustices forces her down the path of revenge.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The Chinese delayed their retaliation for a while and then, very cunningly, took disproportionate revenge on Canada, recognizing Canada as the weaker link, who got less from the tariffs and were more exposed.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Rams should be plenty hungry for revenge and a notable win to get them back in a groove.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Let alone seek revenge by annexing the manors of your enemies.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
The series will follow the titular brilliant wife, mother, and advice columnist who takes matters into her own hands when a series of injustices forces her down the path of revenge.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Noun
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The Chinese government reacted by telling Chinese citizens not to travel to Japan, threatening economic retaliation, and pulling the plug on meetings that were long planned, putting a pretty deep freeze on China-Japan relations.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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And second, while owner Jeff Bezos may have protected his space company from presidential retaliation, there’s no sign the Post won any benefits from the president or his movement.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Freedom was able to avenge a district championship loss to Lake Nona by knocking off the defending state champs in a quarterfinal rematch 2-0 in overtime.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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That avenged the Timberwolves’ 47-44 loss to the Royals in last season’s tourney final.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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That threat, and Chinese retribution that followed — warnings to Chinese tourists to avoid Japan, a ban on Japanese seafood imports, moves to choke off Chinese rare earth exports — triggered a nationalist rally-around-the-flag surge.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The win perhaps felt like retribution for the last Super Bowl between these teams.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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The lust for vengeance eventually gets the better of him, but Swenson leads us step by step to depravity through sorrow, injustice and humiliation.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Into this miasma of exhaustion, despair, disillusionment, and rage—or perhaps out of it—Violette’s work has returned with a vengeance.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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