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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Most of their clients were too scared to speak publicly, citing fear of retaliation.—
Shoshana Walter,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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An independent special prosecutor would be no more shielded from retaliation than the state's attorney.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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The Bucs avenged a 12-10 loss and a 16-8 setback in the two regular-season matchups between the two teams.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Shirokawa, who had flown out twice to right, walked and struck out, came up with two outs and nobody on and then scored on an RBI single by junior second baseman Kelsey Covey as Burlington Central (10-12-1, 7-6) avenged an earlier 11-10 loss to the Whip-Purs.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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The move marked a dramatic escalation in an already bitter legal battle, shifting the focus to retribution as Lively attempts to hold her opponents financially accountable.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Many parents are afraid to go on the record against a school or coach for fear of retribution against their son or daughter, so for a teenager to go out on the limb and put himself up to possible ridicule was both stunning and courageous.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Centering on vengeance and survival, The Divorce is the forthcoming novel from McFadden and is set to hit shelves May 26 from Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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Jacobs and Bartlett both move up, while Waubonsie Valley enters the rankings with a vengeance.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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