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
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
Advertisement Shane brings this information to Turner and Jill, and offers them revenge in the form of taking out Sanderson.
—Andy Crump, Time, 20 July 2025
Frustrated that the town of Southport, N.C. has erased the '97 massacre from the history books to promote tourism and development, Ray reminds everyone of the fisherman's murder spree by helping his employee Stevie (Sarah Pidgeon) get revenge on her friends.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 19 July 2025
Looking for revenge from their last Super Bowl appearance, the Eagles took care of business against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs with a 40-22 win.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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Noun
This sort of revenge fantasy would be sad coming from anyone.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 July 2025
Advertisement Shane brings this information to Turner and Jill, and offers them revenge in the form of taking out Sanderson.
—Andy Crump, Time, 20 July 2025
Frustrated that the town of Southport, N.C. has erased the '97 massacre from the history books to promote tourism and development, Ray reminds everyone of the fisherman's murder spree by helping his employee Stevie (Sarah Pidgeon) get revenge on her friends.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 19 July 2025
Looking for revenge from their last Super Bowl appearance, the Eagles took care of business against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs with a 40-22 win.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Verb
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The Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22, denying the Chiefs their third-straight Super Bowl and avenging their Super Bowl XLVII loss to Kansas City just two years earlier.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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Merced played Dina, Ellie's friend and eventual love interest, who joins her on a journey to Seattle to avenge (SPOILER ALERT) Joel (Pedro Pascal).—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC news,
15 July 2025
Noun
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The Statesman visited several of the properties on the list and heard a variety of experiences from residents, most of whom did not want to be named for fear of retribution.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The detectives suspect that these are killings of retribution, but soon discover that eerily similar murders are taking place all over the country.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
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Like the group of teens discovered nearly three decades before, the killer behind the Southport Massacre will not rest until vengeance is served.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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And the harsh Antarctic winter didn’t clear the disease, which returned with a vengeance during this year’s southern summer.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
15 July 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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