as in avenging
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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avenging
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The Eagles were avenging a heartbreaking loss.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Ruisz and Durkin hooked up again on a 51-yard TD pass midway through the second quarter as the Eagles built a 28-0 halftime lead on the way to avenging last season’s 42-27 loss to the Thunderbolts and giving Murphy a win in his debut as Sandburg’s head coach.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Revenging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenging. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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