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as in vigilante
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
Batman is the Joker's main nemesis and always foils his wicked plots
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as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
social ostracism was once society's nemesis for those who defied its sexual mores
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as in curse
a source of harm or misfortune
irrationality is the nemesis of democracy, for good government depends upon the wisdom of the electorate
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Recent Examples of nemesis
Arngrim portrayed the villainous Nellie Oleson, who was the nemesis of Charles' daughter Laura (Melissa Gilbert).
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Wednesday’s game was also difficult to digest because of an old nemesis of Skubal’s.
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Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Now, his old nemesis will carry his name.
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Alexandra Phelps,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Wednesday’s game was also difficult to digest because of an old nemesis of Skubal’s.
—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Now, his old nemesis will carry his name.
—
Alexandra Phelps,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nemesis
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Outfits like anti-migrant vigilante group March and March have capitalized on this shift, expanding their footprint from the coastal KwaZulu-Natal province directly into economic hubs such as Gauteng.
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Citizen Vigilante stars Hammer as Sanders, a vigilante who takes justice into his own hands.
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The couple is set to face punishment for the horrific deaths during sentencing on July 10.
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The city shows how quickly a violent act can be transformed into collective punishment.
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Morgan and her Judgment Day cronies tried to bribe Danhausen to put curses on their opponents.
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The dust-ups might have driven the Honeywells away from their island paradise, more casualties of the lottery curse.
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Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences.
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Instead, the young, webbed avenger kept limber by performing headstands and flips and cartwheels on the grass.
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But some have faced pushback, including when two Boise men faced the wrath of their homeowners association for replacing their grass with turf, in part to save water.
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Or, faced with the wrath of the huge Baby Boom generation — who tend to be voters and vociferous — will Congress act in time?
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Now, decades later, weekday lunches have become the bane of my existence.
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Thankfully, the in-room fax machines that were the bane of Bob Harris’ existence are long gone, too.
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Montgomery has barely been in the big leagues for two months but has already put his name alongside a couple of franchise icons (and another hard-core punisher of baseballs).
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Nine strokes later, including three shots into the water across the green and three penalty strokes as a result, Poston finally sunk an eight-inch putt to move on with a 12.
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Form 700s are filed under penalty of perjury.
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“Nemesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nemesis. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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