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venged

verb

past tense of venge, archaic

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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avenged

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Kansas avenged the Duke loss with a 66-59 win in the 1988 NCAA Final Four semifinals in Kansas City.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
In gender, Columbus' men avenged an earlier season loss and cruised to an 11-6 win to sweep gender doubles.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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