as in revenging
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 avenging
David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 May 2018
Iron Man and his avenging friends are onto Phase 3 now.)
—David Greenwald, OregonLive.com, 13 June 2017
Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Ruisz and Durkin hooked up again on a 51-yard TD pass midway through the second quarter as the Eagles built a 28-0 halftime lead on the way to avenging last season’s 42-27 loss to the Thunderbolts and giving Murphy a win in his debut as Sandburg’s head coach.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
This was Alcaraz’s sixth ATP title this year and 22nd overall, going some way to avenging his loss to Sinner in the Wimbledon final last month.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
The Warriors went on to beat Vista 28-14 in Jack Murphy Stadium for the CIF San Diego Section Division 3A championship, avenging a 38-14 loss to the Panthers in the regular season.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2024
Verb
Toss in his portly stature and Hoskins was a perfect choice for the heroic plumber Mario, the avenging angel who stomps through worlds of evil turtles and living mushrooms, even if the actor was neither Italian nor American.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 31 May 2018
Iron Man and his avenging friends are onto Phase 3 now.)
—David Greenwald, OregonLive.com, 13 June 2017
Adjective
The Eagles were avenging a heartbreaking loss.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Ruisz and Durkin hooked up again on a 51-yard TD pass midway through the second quarter as the Eagles built a 28-0 halftime lead on the way to avenging last season’s 42-27 loss to the Thunderbolts and giving Murphy a win in his debut as Sandburg’s head coach.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
This was Alcaraz’s sixth ATP title this year and 22nd overall, going some way to avenging his loss to Sinner in the Wimbledon final last month.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
The Warriors went on to beat Vista 28-14 in Jack Murphy Stadium for the CIF San Diego Section Division 3A championship, avenging a 38-14 loss to the Panthers in the regular season.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenging
Adjective
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Our vengeful protagonist, Aris, wants to journey through the gates to kill the gods.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Daniel, meanwhile, stumbles upon Laura's phone, which fell under a side table during her fight with Cherry, and listens to the recording of Cherry's mom, Tracey (Karen Henthorn), warning that her daughter is darker and more vengeful than Daniel ever knew.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The agreement also includes an injunction preventing the union from enforcing the collective bargaining agreement between the union and the district on the basis of race and from retaliating against anyone who opposed any discriminatory practices or participated in any related investigation.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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As part of this, the suit alleges that the company is illegally pushing venues into exclusive ticketing contracts, and retaliating against those who choose to work with another ticketing operator.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After Israel killed Iranian military officials in an airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus in April 2024, Iran launched a retaliatory attack involving more than 300 drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, many of which flew over Jordanian territory.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed more than 64,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants beyond saying that women and children make up around half the dead.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This is likely to prevent the bloc from punishing other nations for doing business with Moscow, when the EU does so too — albeit at a far lower level than before the Ukraine war began in 2022.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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But even this nod to forgiveness is relatively punishing, since the health refill freezes your character in a defenseless pose for a few seconds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In other words, Cartman is irate that Trump has stolen his hateful, vindictive shtick.—
Nick Marx,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ortberg has called for a return to civility, respect and openness as Boeing recovers from years of crisis, including whistleblower accounts of vindictive managers.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Fans hoping for a revengeful scoring outburst were left wanting a little more, however, as Dončić — a career 28.6 points per game scorer — added only 10 points over the final three quarters.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, this revengeful streak will result in loneliness and isolation.—
Nicole Froio,
refinery29.com,
29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Legacy ended with Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), son of Kevin Flynn, preventing the digital world from bleeding into the real world, as planned by the Grid's malevolent ruling program, Clu.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Some went further still, suggesting without evidence that malevolent forces had orchestrated the killing.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In addition, users will be able to permanently block a user from quote-sharing any of their posts, as a hedge against malicious dunks.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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That means malicious software is getting smarter, faster and harder to detect.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Avenging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenging. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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