as in avenged
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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With the triumph, the Gophers swept the Mavericks in this weekend’s series and avenged a November sweep at the hands of MSU at Ridder Arena.—
Tom Carothers,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Alabama rallied from a home loss to Oklahoma with a road, first-round triumph over the Sooners last month, and Ole Miss avenged its only loss by knocking off Georgia in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Venged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venged. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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