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
MacDonald imagines Kirk looking down from a window in Heaven as his children grow up, and the right unites to avenge his death.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba linked up for two goals in a 3-1 Inter Miami home win against the Seattle Sounders, as the men in pink avenged their painful Leagues Cup final loss to Seattle.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The movie tells the story of a teenager avenging the deaths of his family at the hands of hordes of carnivorous demons and, against all the odds, it has been embraced by critics and audiences alike.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Eagles win feisty Super Bowl rematch The Kansas City Chiefs’ attempts to avenge their Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles essentially ended with a mic drop.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba linked up for two goals in a 3-1 Inter Miami home win against the Seattle Sounders, as the men in pink avenged their painful Leagues Cup final loss to Seattle.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The movie tells the story of a teenager avenging the deaths of his family at the hands of hordes of carnivorous demons and, against all the odds, it has been embraced by critics and audiences alike.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Eagles win feisty Super Bowl rematch The Kansas City Chiefs’ attempts to avenge their Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles essentially ended with a mic drop.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenge
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Lindstrom, on behalf of Rupert, is alleging the district retaliated against her for reporting unsafe classroom and conditions and publicly opposing school site administrators’ plans to eliminate full-day kindergarten at Phoebe Hearst.—
JENNAH PENDLETON,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Her lawsuit also accused MTS of retaliating against her.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2025
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About 1 in 7 American companies has punished employees over social media comments related to Kirk’s killing.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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Obsess Over Concept-to-Execution Speed – The market punishes slow thinkers.—
Erik Huberman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenge. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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