as in retaliation
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
both sides were determined to get revenge for perceived wrongs and showed little interest in ending the feud
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as in to avenge
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
a man who took matters into his own hands and revenged the death of his brother
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Recent Examples of revenge
Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Teddy’s reasoning is a confusion of save-the-world alarmism, garden-variety derangement, unhealed trauma, and single-minded revenge.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
However, Jillian Laine is giving them a chance to seek revenge in her new novel, Henry Tudor Must Die, and PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the cover.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
To grow up is to realize revenge is optional, if not completely unnecessary.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The victory not only helped Mansfield get a dose of revenge on North Attleboro, but put the Hornets in great position to try to secure a Davenport Division title.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Teddy’s reasoning is a confusion of save-the-world alarmism, garden-variety derangement, unhealed trauma, and single-minded revenge.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
However, Jillian Laine is giving them a chance to seek revenge in her new novel, Henry Tudor Must Die, and PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the cover.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
To grow up is to realize revenge is optional, if not completely unnecessary.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Noun
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The Office of Special Counsel is an investigative and prosecutorial office that works to protect government employees and whistleblowers from retaliation for reporting wrongdoing.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Office of Special Counsel is an independent federal agency responsible for protecting whistleblowers and investigating retaliation against government employees who report misconduct.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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In Mutiny, after witnessing his billionaire boss’ murder and being framed for the crime, Cole Reed (Statham) boards a cargo ship on a one-man crusade to avenge his boss’ death only to discover an international conspiracy.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Brown’s retribution after his departure Brown’s goal was massive in the game — and massive for him personally.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Talk of retribution is precisely the opposite of what markets had hoped for, and is a further about-turn from the White House on relations with Beijing.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The finale opens in the stillness that follows, grief hardening into vengeance.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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While my body usually feels better directly after a physical therapy session, the pain tends to come back—sometimes with a vengeance—the next day.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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