as in avenging
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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avenging
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And Houston tries to continue its march toward avenging its loss in last year’s championship game.—
The Sports Desk,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026 -
But the team wouldn’t mind avenging Saturday’s loss at Marquette, which cost them a regular season championship.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Venging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venging. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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