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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Recent Examples of vengeance
And the harsh Antarctic winter didn’t clear the disease, which returned with a vengeance during this year’s southern summer.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
Bates is certain the Chiefs will be back with a vengeance.
—Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
Katy Perry: Pop queen of the past and future
After an eight-year hiatus from touring, Perry returned with a vengeance and some help from AI.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Faris: Far from principled agreement, members of Congress are going along with this bill to avoid President Trump's vengeance.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
Bates is certain the Chiefs will be back with a vengeance.
—Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
Katy Perry: Pop queen of the past and future
After an eight-year hiatus from touring, Perry returned with a vengeance and some help from AI.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
Faris: Far from principled agreement, members of Congress are going along with this bill to avoid President Trump's vengeance.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for vengeance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vengeance
Noun
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Cady Stanton: Pivoting more to the international tax side here — section 899, also referred to as the revenge tax, made a lot of news when it was included in the House bill, and subsequently removed following the announcement about this agreement between the United States and other G7 countries.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The Sky Clubs were no match for the burst of revenge travelers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 July 2025
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The Statesman visited several of the properties on the list and heard a variety of experiences from residents, most of whom did not want to be named for fear of retribution.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The detectives suspect that these are killings of retribution, but soon discover that eerily similar murders are taking place all over the country.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
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“Vengeance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengeance. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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