as in nemesis
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
the danger of these self-appointed vigilantes is that they sometimes go after innocent people
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Recent Examples of vigilante
Their ultimatum quickly drew in other groups with similar agendas, including Operation Dudula – a violent vigilante group known for physically blocking migrants from entering health facilities and schools.
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Ryan Lenora Brown,
Christian Science Monitor,
26 June 2026
The Zorro persona is reborn, and de la Vega must balance politics, family and his secret role as a vigilante.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
For a storyteller whose works revolve around complicated or slippery romances, life-altering revelations, and fateful everyday encounters, the brutality of the mafia and New York City street vigilantes feels far removed from her own.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
Howard played a detective investigating Foster, a New York City radio host who turns vigilante seeking revenge after her fiance is beaten to death.
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Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Ryan Lenora Brown,
Christian Science Monitor,
26 June 2026
The Zorro persona is reborn, and de la Vega must balance politics, family and his secret role as a vigilante.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
For a storyteller whose works revolve around complicated or slippery romances, life-altering revelations, and fateful everyday encounters, the brutality of the mafia and New York City street vigilantes feels far removed from her own.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
Howard played a detective investigating Foster, a New York City radio host who turns vigilante seeking revenge after her fiance is beaten to death.
—
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigilante
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Thanks to the arch nemesis of both clubs in question, Real Madrid, Alvarez’s market value is believed to be something around the $171 million (€150 million) the mark.
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Ser Simon had been an ally of sorts to Aemond's arch-nemesis, Prince Daemon (Matt Smith).
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Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences.
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Instead, the young, webbed avenger kept limber by performing headstands and flips and cartwheels on the grass.
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Montgomery has barely been in the big leagues for two months but has already put his name alongside a couple of franchise icons (and another hard-core punisher of baseballs).
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“Vigilante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigilante. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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