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
Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
New England gets the revenge-game script, and Drake Maye gets another look at the defense that made the Super Bowl feel like a four-hour escape room.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Short term, the United States was aggressive and had this rule that was a revenge tax that other countries understandably saw as very aggressive.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Victor Wembanyama got revenge for getting tossed in the first half of Game 4 for elbowing T-Wolves big Naz Reid Tuesday.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
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Noun
Her fable depicts twin sisters on a revenge road trip, setting out to right the wrongs of their early childhood at the behest of their estranged mother, finding some catharsis along the way.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
New England gets the revenge-game script, and Drake Maye gets another look at the defense that made the Super Bowl feel like a four-hour escape room.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Short term, the United States was aggressive and had this rule that was a revenge tax that other countries understandably saw as very aggressive.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Victor Wembanyama got revenge for getting tossed in the first half of Game 4 for elbowing T-Wolves big Naz Reid Tuesday.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Noun
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The spokesperson did not address questions regarding whether the raids were done in retaliation for the group’s monitoring of immigration raids.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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But public opinion has flipped since 2023, when Israel, in retaliation for Hamas’s October 7th attack, launched a military campaign in Gaza.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The Thomasville boys avenged their 2025 state championship loss to Armuchee with a 1-0 victory at Upson-Lee’s Matthews Field.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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In the new crime drama, Gisela plays Etta Tiger Jonze, a twentysomething who witnesses her family get murdered by one of the biggest drug cartels in Miami and sets out to avenge their deaths.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had vowed retribution on Friday following Russia’s heaviest drone and missile attack on Kyiv over a two-day period since the war started more than four years ago.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Smith’s participation in this crime is inexcusable, but Smith owned up to his crime, told the truth in court despite fear of retribution and threats, and has now accepted responsibility and received this long prison sentence.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2026
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That film explores female vengeance and bends the idea of a period drama.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Kimiko got her vengeance for Frenchie, but without needing pure rage to do so after a nice little mid-fight vignette for the two.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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