as in retaliation
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
both sides were determined to get revenge for perceived wrongs and showed little interest in ending the feud
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as in to avenge
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother
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Recent Examples of revenge
Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Williams even relished reading — and eventually watching — the insane moments that didn’t directly involve Kimmie, especially Rain (Amber Reign) and Alex (Bryan Tanaka) getting sweet, bloody revenge on the women responsible for Rain’s near-fatal BBL last season.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
Removing the old customs and strictures led not to a flowering of virtue but to mass outbreaks of revenge.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
All the more tragic, then, that his revenge plot, to not only take over the Rabbit as majority owner but also swipe the Pool Room project from Jake, isn’t even really his.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Created by director and showrunner Tima Shomali and produced by Filmizion Productions, the young adult drama blends revenge-fuelled storytelling with sharp social critique, tackling bullying, patriarchy, and the pressures of social media across two seasons.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Williams even relished reading — and eventually watching — the insane moments that didn’t directly involve Kimmie, especially Rain (Amber Reign) and Alex (Bryan Tanaka) getting sweet, bloody revenge on the women responsible for Rain’s near-fatal BBL last season.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
Removing the old customs and strictures led not to a flowering of virtue but to mass outbreaks of revenge.
—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
All the more tragic, then, that his revenge plot, to not only take over the Rabbit as majority owner but also swipe the Pool Room project from Jake, isn’t even really his.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Noun
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Kimmel had made a joke about the man alleged to have shot and killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, prompting Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr to threaten the network, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company, with retaliation.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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Israel’s sudden decision to indefinitely close the sole land crossing giving over 3 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank access to international travel, has intensified fears of more restrictions amid Israel’s threats of retaliation against Western recognition of a Palestinian state.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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MacDonald imagines Kirk looking down from a window in Heaven as his children grow up, and the right unites to avenge his death.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba linked up for two goals in a 3-1 Inter Miami home win against the Seattle Sounders, as the men in pink avenged their painful Leagues Cup final loss to Seattle.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Later, Rabbit seeks retribution for Daniel’s attack on her, sending Stacey to confront him.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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The network thinks maybe the Iranians are responsible, as retribution for helping the fencer defect.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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In its follow-up, the group is back with a vengeance after one of their own publishes a novel that puts the Bunnies in a bad light.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Her message cast her late husband’s legacy in spiritual terms, a nonviolent politics rooted in grace rather than vengeance.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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