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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Recent Examples of avenge
Denver avenged a 31-7 loss at Buffalo in the playoffs last year.
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Arnie Stapleton, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
With the triumph, the Gophers swept the Mavericks in this weekend’s series and avenged a November sweep at the hands of MSU at Ridder Arena.
—Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Already harboring her own personal vendetta against Roper, Burr visits Pine in Switzerland and convinces him to infiltrate Roper’s business and avenge Sophie’s death.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Alabama rallied from a home loss to Oklahoma with a road, first-round triumph over the Sooners last month, and Ole Miss avenged its only loss by knocking off Georgia in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Arnie Stapleton, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
With the triumph, the Gophers swept the Mavericks in this weekend’s series and avenged a November sweep at the hands of MSU at Ridder Arena.
—Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Already harboring her own personal vendetta against Roper, Burr visits Pine in Switzerland and convinces him to infiltrate Roper’s business and avenge Sophie’s death.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Alabama rallied from a home loss to Oklahoma with a road, first-round triumph over the Sooners last month, and Ole Miss avenged its only loss by knocking off Georgia in the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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In June, after Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran, the Islamic Republic retaliated by firing wave after wave of ballistic missiles and drones at Israel that inflicted damage by bypassing Israel’s sophisticated air defenses.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Fleming eventually left the agency and sued the city, accusing Lee of discriminating and retaliating against him for conducting investigations.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Jan. 2026
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Business owners spoke in opposition to the proposal, telling commissioners that the ordinance would not solve crime in low-income neighborhoods, but instead punish businesses that have been around for years.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2026
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Powell in an unusually blunt video statement said the subpoenas were a pretext to punish the Fed for not cutting rates more quickly.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Avenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenge. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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