as in to revenge
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
a play about a prince who struggles to avenge his father's death
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Recent Examples of avenge
After the Bondi attacks, many in the Jewish community said Albanese had not done enough to stamp out antisemitism that had worsened since Israel sought to avenge Hamas’ murderous attack.
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
The Seahawks are looking to avenge their 28-24 Super Bowl loss in 2015 to the Patriots and win their second Super Bowl in franchise history.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
On Thursday night, Texas women's basketball avenged one of its only losses.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Seattle was one of the best teams in the league while playing a more difficult schedule and appears poised to avenge a Super Bowl 49 loss.
—Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
The Seahawks are looking to avenge their 28-24 Super Bowl loss in 2015 to the Patriots and win their second Super Bowl in franchise history.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
On Thursday night, Texas women's basketball avenged one of its only losses.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Seattle was one of the best teams in the league while playing a more difficult schedule and appears poised to avenge a Super Bowl 49 loss.
—Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenge
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Camper was accompanied by 24 points from guard Tayshawn Comer, while Boise State retaliated with a team-high 25 points from Andrews and 23 from Buchanan.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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Public scrutiny mounted when a former jail captain sued the department, saying Bianco had pressured her not to participate in a civil grand jury investigation of jail conditions and retaliated against jail staff who spoke out about misconduct.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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But Einhorn said the stock was unfairly punished given the return of an old CEO, as well as an improving balance sheet.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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What followed was not chaos, but something more deliberate—a narrowing of what could be said publicly, to punish those who spoke up, and to quietly erase stories that needed to be told.—
Adrianne Wright,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenge. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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