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
Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Season five was about June and her feelings of revenge.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
The culmination of that legacy might well be the centrality of revenge to Donald Trump’s agenda.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
But Fei-hung gets his revenge and saves the day in a literal fiery showdown against the consul's chief enforcer, John (taekwondo master Ken Lo).
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The action was widely interpreted as an act of revenge after previous confrontations between the two cast members, prompting Bravo to suspend Moore and end her filming for the rest of the season.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Season five was about June and her feelings of revenge.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
The culmination of that legacy might well be the centrality of revenge to Donald Trump’s agenda.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
But Fei-hung gets his revenge and saves the day in a literal fiery showdown against the consul's chief enforcer, John (taekwondo master Ken Lo).
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Verb
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On a remote asteroid mining operation, a grieving Mechanist gets a new companion and has a chance to avenge herself against the Shaper assassin who killed her husband.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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Could avenging that particular defeat be enough to bring about a bigger vibe shift?—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The finale found Dan seeking financial retribution from the pharmaceutical company responsible for Roseanne's opioid overdose.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Law firms and attorneys who have sued or prosecuted Trump, or represented his adversaries, have been targeted for retribution and concessions.—
Daniel Hall,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The narrative shift—playing as both Abby and Ellie—was designed to build empathy and highlight the horrors of vengeance.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Ellie, now consumed by grief and rage, sets out on a mission to exact vengeance against Abby and her crew, causing untold chaos in her wake.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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