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
The Dragons avenged that defeat in a 56-7 regional final rout of Byron Nelson that same year.
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
Edwards and the surviving agents who were part of Haverford’s team spread out to Istanbul, Tehran, and Virginia to avenge their fallen comrades.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
MacDonald imagines Kirk looking down from a window in Heaven as his children grow up, and the right unites to avenge his death.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Miami was eager to avenge a painful 3-0 Leagues Cup final loss two weeks ago.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
Edwards and the surviving agents who were part of Haverford’s team spread out to Istanbul, Tehran, and Virginia to avenge their fallen comrades.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
MacDonald imagines Kirk looking down from a window in Heaven as his children grow up, and the right unites to avenge his death.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Miami was eager to avenge a painful 3-0 Leagues Cup final loss two weeks ago.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenge
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Another case involved a 17-year-old whose chatbot allegedly encouraged self-harm and suggested murdering parents was a reasonable way to retaliate against them for limiting screen time.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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The former employees claim in the filing McFadden frequently retaliates against critics.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Jan. 2026
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Fret about finding ways to score and the offense punishes you.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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The state’s drought-free status is welcome news for water managers, but residents in some regions are still recovering from a series of punishing atmospheric river storms that brought intense rain and flooding.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenge. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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