as in avenging
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
the belief that redressing a murder with another murder, even if carried out by the state, is not morally justified
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Recent Examples of redressing
In his nitpicking and narcissism, the relatability of his grievances and his unhinged methods of redressing them, Ron also resembles a younger, Middle American version of Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm antihero.
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Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Then, in the wake of George Floyd's viral murder and the national reckoning over Black lives, institutions like the Recording Academy began redressing their historic role in Black artists being criminally overlooked.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Then, in the wake of George Floyd's viral murder and the national reckoning over Black lives, institutions like the Recording Academy began redressing their historic role in Black artists being criminally overlooked.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redressing
avenging
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The Eagles’ task of the week involves avenging their loss to the Giants in Week 6.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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But in spite of Barkley's monster performance and the Eagles avenging their previous Week 6 loss to the Giants, Barkley offered up a rather intriguing quote while being interviewed by Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews after the game.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Redressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redressing. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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