as in to revenge
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
a play about a prince who struggles to avenge his father's death
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Brown said Williams was friendly with Brandon’s family and had threatened to avenge his murder.
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Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Courtesy of Lionsgate The fluid fight choreography of the John Wick movies often draws comparisons to ballet, and this spin-off leans into the idea by focusing on a ballerina-assassin on a mission to avenge her father.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
But, her father's death avenged, Beth suggests the two head into town where there's a great local bar totally free of dreaded outsiders.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
Girls basketball Ontario Christian avenged its only defeat by knocking off Archbishop Mitty on Saturday.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Courtesy of Lionsgate The fluid fight choreography of the John Wick movies often draws comparisons to ballet, and this spin-off leans into the idea by focusing on a ballerina-assassin on a mission to avenge her father.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
But, her father's death avenged, Beth suggests the two head into town where there's a great local bar totally free of dreaded outsiders.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
Girls basketball Ontario Christian avenged its only defeat by knocking off Archbishop Mitty on Saturday.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenge. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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