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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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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This is a significant result for Turkovic, who avenges a loss to Sewing at the 2025 NYC Open.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In a night of reprisals for Marcello Hernandez, the repertory Saturday Night Live player brought back his Weekend Update character The Movie Guy — a cinephile with a wan viewing history.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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Anonymity also allows the scouts to be completely honest, without fear of reprisals.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Revenges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenges. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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