as in avenged
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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avenged
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With the win, FFC avenged a 45-7 loss at Regis last fall.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025 -
The Dragons avenged that defeat in a 56-7 regional final rout of Byron Nelson that same year.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Revenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenged. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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