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
All factions must immediately lay down their arms, cease hostilities, and abandon cycles of tribal vengeance.
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Actually a loose spinoff of a character seen briefly in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (which still rules, by the way), Ballerina sees de Armas seeking vengeance against the tribe that killed her father, a group led by a nefarious figure sketched by Gabriel Byrne.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 July 2025
This was collaboration, vengeance, and subsistence between strategic agents determined to outdo each other.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Stock car racing – after a decade-long decline in ratings, attendance and sponsorship – is back with a vengeance since the debut of the Next Gen car.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Actually a loose spinoff of a character seen briefly in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (which still rules, by the way), Ballerina sees de Armas seeking vengeance against the tribe that killed her father, a group led by a nefarious figure sketched by Gabriel Byrne.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 July 2025
This was collaboration, vengeance, and subsistence between strategic agents determined to outdo each other.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Stock car racing – after a decade-long decline in ratings, attendance and sponsorship – is back with a vengeance since the debut of the Next Gen car.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vengeance
Noun
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Based on Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, Nautilus follows Nemo’s mission to exact revenge on the East India Mercantile Company.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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That might sound like a typically sadistic revenge thriller a la The Glory.—
Geoffrey Bunting,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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Some have theorized that the disappearance was an extreme publicity stunt to promote Christie’s work, or an act of retribution against her husband.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
24 July 2025
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Some fear the move could become a tool for political retribution, taking aim at groups serving immigrants and transgender youth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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“Vengeance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengeance. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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