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 Bruins avenged their only loss of the season and redeemed themselves after last season’s lopsided Final Four loss to Connecticut.
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 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
Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw and Carson Kelly drove in runs as the Cubs avenged Thursday's 10-4 opening day loss.
—CBS News, 28 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
Top-seeded Princeton (26-3) avenged last season’s tournament semifinal loss Harvard.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Trent Perry finishes with 22 points for UCLA, which avenged a loss to the Spartans earlier this season.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
La Marque lost to Houston Wheatley in last year’s state semifinals but avenged that loss by beating Wheatley 68-67 in the semifinals this year.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
The Mountaineers also avenged two losses in the past two months to the regular-season champion and defending tournament champion Horned Frogs.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 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
Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw and Carson Kelly drove in runs as the Cubs avenged Thursday's 10-4 opening day loss.
—CBS News, 28 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
Top-seeded Princeton (26-3) avenged last season’s tournament semifinal loss Harvard.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Trent Perry finishes with 22 points for UCLA, which avenged a loss to the Spartans earlier this season.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
La Marque lost to Houston Wheatley in last year’s state semifinals but avenged that loss by beating Wheatley 68-67 in the semifinals this year.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
The Mountaineers also avenged two losses in the past two months to the regular-season champion and defending tournament champion Horned Frogs.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenged
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But the plaintiffs’ concerns were ignored and, in 2019, the department retaliated by starting Internal Affairs investigations and imposing a series of negative work actions against the officers, including demotions, removals from specialized assignments and involuntary transfers, suit stated.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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But Iran retaliated by firing on three ships from other countries and seizing two of them.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Delta Upsilon is not the only KU fraternity that has been punished for hazing and other behavior since 2018, the online database shows.—
Matthew Kelly
April 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Defiance bears a cost Merino was once punished for weaving.—
María Teresa Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Avenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenged. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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