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
Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
But the Tarantino fetish becomes so pronounced in Russian writer-director Kirill Sokolov’s addition to the grungy revenge-thriller that every quick zoom and shock-cinema score cue starts to feel less like an adrenaline spike and more like a rib nudge.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Fresh off her breakout work in Wuthering Heights, Alison Oliver is reteaming with LuckyChap to star in the period revenge thriller Bad Bridgets.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
On the Vatu tribe, Angelina Keeley was the main target, however Christian Hubicki's name was mentioned by Ozzy Lusth as a potential vote and for slight revenge because of the blindside in episode 4 that voted out Lusth's ally Mike White.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Verla, meanwhile, gets to know the outback’s many varieties of mushrooms, tinkering with various fungi in hopes of taking revenge on the cruel Boncer.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
But the Tarantino fetish becomes so pronounced in Russian writer-director Kirill Sokolov’s addition to the grungy revenge-thriller that every quick zoom and shock-cinema score cue starts to feel less like an adrenaline spike and more like a rib nudge.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Fresh off her breakout work in Wuthering Heights, Alison Oliver is reteaming with LuckyChap to star in the period revenge thriller Bad Bridgets.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
On the Vatu tribe, Angelina Keeley was the main target, however Christian Hubicki's name was mentioned by Ozzy Lusth as a potential vote and for slight revenge because of the blindside in episode 4 that voted out Lusth's ally Mike White.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
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In retaliation for a ground invasion, Iran’s Houthi allies in Yemen could attack ships in the Red Sea, halting the flow of oil and cargo via a route that’s been used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Iran has targeted vessels trying to make a crossing in retaliation, effectively stalling marine traffic.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Payton Pritchard added 28-6-6 on 10-of-20 shooting as the Celtics avenged their 29-point home loss to Charlotte on March 4.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw and Carson Kelly drove in runs as the Cubs avenged Thursday's 10-4 opening day loss.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Local politicians that previously supported the chorus, either socially or financially, are now fearful of retribution by the governor, Cabrera said.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Resistance, rebellion and retribution all come out to play in one of Disney+’s most consistent series that’s unafraid to put its larger-than-life characters into the maw of Venus fly trap-like set of moral and ethical issues.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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With a new crew, the lightsaber-wielding Zabrak warrior has come to Janix, a planet that has so far been untouched by the Empire's iron fist and aims to take vengeance on those in the underworld who betrayed him while also rebuilding his crime syndicate.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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This scenario is bad news for anyone who requires their B movies to do more than resemble role-playing video games, and great news for viewers content to simply bask in the glory of Zazie Beetz stabbing, shooting, kicking, cold-cocking, running, jumping, and serving up righteous vengeance in bulk.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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