as in revenged
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 avenged
The Dream drop to 4-2 on the season while Minnesota avenged their home opener loss and improved to 5-2.
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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Natisha Hiedeman added 11 points for the Storm (2-4), who avenged a last-second loss to the Sun on Wednesday.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
The Thomasville boys avenged their 2025 state championship loss to Armuchee with a 1-0 victory at Upson-Lee’s Matthews Field.
—Jack Leo, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
The team claimed its 20th consecutive Pacific Coast League title and avenged a nonleague loss against Corona del Mar by winning in a super tiebreaker late in the regular season.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
The Bucs avenged a 12-10 loss and a 16-8 setback in the two regular-season matchups between the two teams.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Shirokawa, who had flown out twice to right, walked and struck out, came up with two outs and nobody on and then scored on an RBI single by junior second baseman Kelsey Covey as Burlington Central (10-12-1, 7-6) avenged an earlier 11-10 loss to the Whip-Purs.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Payton Pritchard added 28-6-6 on 10-of-20 shooting as the Celtics avenged their 29-point home loss to Charlotte on March 4.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
It second victory in four days avenged last year’s National Women’s Soccer League playoff loss to the Thorns in Portland.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Christopher Harris, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Natisha Hiedeman added 11 points for the Storm (2-4), who avenged a last-second loss to the Sun on Wednesday.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
The Thomasville boys avenged their 2025 state championship loss to Armuchee with a 1-0 victory at Upson-Lee’s Matthews Field.
—Jack Leo, AJC.com, 15 May 2026
The team claimed its 20th consecutive Pacific Coast League title and avenged a nonleague loss against Corona del Mar by winning in a super tiebreaker late in the regular season.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
The Bucs avenged a 12-10 loss and a 16-8 setback in the two regular-season matchups between the two teams.
—Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2026
Shirokawa, who had flown out twice to right, walked and struck out, came up with two outs and nobody on and then scored on an RBI single by junior second baseman Kelsey Covey as Burlington Central (10-12-1, 7-6) avenged an earlier 11-10 loss to the Whip-Purs.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Payton Pritchard added 28-6-6 on 10-of-20 shooting as the Celtics avenged their 29-point home loss to Charlotte on March 4.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
It second victory in four days avenged last year’s National Women’s Soccer League playoff loss to the Thorns in Portland.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenged
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Joseph maintained she was retaliated against by the athletic department for complaining about the inferior treatment of her team and the coaching staff.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
27 May 2026
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Iran retaliated by essentially closing the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the region’s oil, natural gas and fertilizer, causing global economic pain.—
Munir Ahmed,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Her attorneys argue she is being punished for her honesty.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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My thesis this week for a bearish-to-bullish reversal rested on the idea that ZS had been unfairly punished and that the 50-day moving average was turning positive.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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“Avenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenged. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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