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
On top of hedge funds unwinding on positions, bond vigilantes imposing their fiscal discipline and ensuring that whatever Trump wants to do is put in check likely catapulted in the selling of UST holdings, observed Newnaha.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
As election denial, steered by Trump, ran rampant, local election workers across the country faced a barrage of violent threats, accusations of misdeeds and intense scrutiny from riled, partisan vigilantes during the 2022 midterm elections.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Bond vigilantes refer to investors who threaten to sell or refuse to buy government bonds, often to express dissatisfaction with government policy.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The role of the blind vigilante Daredevil became available in a Netflix series in 2015, and Cox was the right age for it.
—Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
As election denial, steered by Trump, ran rampant, local election workers across the country faced a barrage of violent threats, accusations of misdeeds and intense scrutiny from riled, partisan vigilantes during the 2022 midterm elections.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Bond vigilantes refer to investors who threaten to sell or refuse to buy government bonds, often to express dissatisfaction with government policy.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
The role of the blind vigilante Daredevil became available in a Netflix series in 2015, and Cox was the right age for it.
—Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigilante
nemesis
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Long-time nemesis Brad Marchand scored the winner for the Panthers on a twisted wrister that banked off Rielly before zipping past goalie Joseph Woll.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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His father’s been murdered by his long-time nemesis– possibly something more, the way [he and Carla] keep looking at each other….—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
5 May 2025
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“Vigilante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigilante. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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