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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Top-seeded Princeton (26-3) avenged last season’s tournament semifinal loss Harvard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Trent Perry finishes with 22 points for UCLA, which avenged a loss to the Spartans earlier this season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Venged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venged. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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