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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The Eagles’ task of the week involves avenging their loss to the Giants in Week 6.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025 -
But in spite of Barkley's monster performance and the Eagles avenging their previous Week 6 loss to the Giants, Barkley offered up a rather intriguing quote while being interviewed by Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews after the game.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Venging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venging. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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