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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The movie ends as the president is forced to choose between letting the missile just hit Chicago to avoid starting a war or retaliating.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The crew allegedly used violence to enforce its territory including shootings, murder and assaults and retaliated against witnesses who cooperated with law enforcement.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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More than a month after one of its professors was arrested on charges of violent felonies at an anti-ICE rally, an elite private university has refused to say whether the academic has been punished.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The National Lunch Company terminated her employment — which was a common practice used by the white power structure in the South to punish civil rights activists.—
Time,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenge. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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