as in retaliations
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 avenges
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 Synonyms for revenges
Noun
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Neither country can afford to return to the prior tariff rates during the heat of tit-for-tat retaliations, which freaked out Big Tech earlier this year.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nomi later avenges Molly by attacking her assailant.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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Lynn Classical closed the game outscoring Somerville, 15-10 The win not only avenges the Rams’ 55-51 loss to the Highlanders earlier in the season, but also sets up a big league matchup Tuesday against Chelsea, who defeated Lynn English on Thursday.—
Mukala Kabongo,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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What starts as a petty territorial conflict mutates into a spiralling cycle of retributions, escalating from passive-aggressive jabs to acts of destruction and ruin.—
Udita Jhunjhunwala,
Variety,
21 Nov. 2025
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Surveys are important, too, so workers feel safe to speak up without any retributions.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Barzani’s movement collapsed within weeks, and Iraqi forces launched reprisals that displaced hundreds of thousands of Kurdish civilians.—
John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2026
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The witness spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Revenges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenges. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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