as in to avenge
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
a romance novel featuring a hotheaded hero who is ever ready to venge every affront to the family's honor
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Recent Examples of venge
My reaction to your story is basically this: Cheaters are going to cheat, liars are going to lie, and vengeful girlfriends are going to venge.
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Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2021
Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2021
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Directed by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus, the film centers on Irene, who attempts to avenge her daughter’s death by traveling through parallel universes to repeatedly kill her daughter’s murderer.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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Concord-Carlisle avenged its 15-13 loss to the Ghosts on May 6.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
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“Venge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venge. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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