as in revenges
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 avenges
The win avenges Team USA’s surprising defeat to Italy on Tuesday.
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Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Nomi later avenges Molly by attacking her assailant.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Lynn Classical closed the game outscoring Somerville, 15-10 The win not only avenges the Rams’ 55-51 loss to the Highlanders earlier in the season, but also sets up a big league matchup Tuesday against Chelsea, who defeated Lynn English on Thursday.
—Mukala Kabongo, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
This is a significant result for Turkovic, who avenges a loss to Sewing at the 2025 NYC Open.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
Nomi later avenges Molly by attacking her assailant.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
Lynn Classical closed the game outscoring Somerville, 15-10 The win not only avenges the Rams’ 55-51 loss to the Highlanders earlier in the season, but also sets up a big league matchup Tuesday against Chelsea, who defeated Lynn English on Thursday.
—Mukala Kabongo, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
This is a significant result for Turkovic, who avenges a loss to Sewing at the 2025 NYC Open.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenges
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Lomax, after becoming chairman of the department of English, retaliates, assigning Stoner grueling teaching schedules and relegating him to teaching repetitive freshman composition and sophomore survey courses.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Josh immediately retaliates by approaching Austin.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Because what most directly punishes American physicians for seeking mental health care sits on a state medical licensure application.—
Frances Mei Hardin,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Imposing an across the board cut punishes agencies that have maintained budgetary discipline while rewarding those that have not, creating an incentive for bloated budgets so future cuts don’t hurt.—
Rose Evans
May 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
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“Avenges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenges. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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