as in revenge
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
sought vengeance after his sister was murdered
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Burrow hit Media Row at the Super Bowl with a vengeance, going on every national show available to push for the re-signing of Chase, Higgins, Hendrickson and tight end Mike Gesicki.
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Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Your energy is back with a vengeance as Mars stations direct.
—USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
In the play’s most critical moment, a massive screed delivered with fiery vengeance from Shmitto goes right at the falsehoods of American exceptionalism.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
From scoring some free pizza (shame about the pizza guy) to watching some MTV videos in the middle of Mulaney’s impassioned speech explaining his need for vengeance, the sketch’s would-be mastermind can’t stop everything from coming up Chad.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
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Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Your energy is back with a vengeance as Mars stations direct.
—USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
In the play’s most critical moment, a massive screed delivered with fiery vengeance from Shmitto goes right at the falsehoods of American exceptionalism.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
From scoring some free pizza (shame about the pizza guy) to watching some MTV videos in the middle of Mulaney’s impassioned speech explaining his need for vengeance, the sketch’s would-be mastermind can’t stop everything from coming up Chad.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Vengeance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengeance. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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