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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The game was a sellout, as 61,841 fans watched New Zealand avenge their defeat against Ireland in the same stadium in 2016.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Minnesota will get a chance to avenge last week’s loss to the Lakers, a 128-110 defeat in Los Angeles, where Luka Doncic put up a ridiculous line of 49 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Venge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venge. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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