as in revenged
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 avenged
Payton Pritchard added 28-6-6 on 10-of-20 shooting as the Celtics avenged their 29-point home loss to Charlotte on March 4.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw and Carson Kelly drove in runs as the Cubs avenged Thursday's 10-4 opening day loss.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
It second victory in four days avenged last year’s National Women’s Soccer League playoff loss to the Thorns in Portland.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Top-seeded Princeton (26-3) avenged last season’s tournament semifinal loss Harvard.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Trent Perry finishes with 22 points for UCLA, which avenged a loss to the Spartans earlier this season.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
La Marque lost to Houston Wheatley in last year’s state semifinals but avenged that loss by beating Wheatley 68-67 in the semifinals this year.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
The Mountaineers also avenged two losses in the past two months to the regular-season champion and defending tournament champion Horned Frogs.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
Mikuta finished with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting against Bolingbrook (25-7), which avenged a 75-69 regular-season loss.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw and Carson Kelly drove in runs as the Cubs avenged Thursday's 10-4 opening day loss.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
It second victory in four days avenged last year’s National Women’s Soccer League playoff loss to the Thorns in Portland.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Top-seeded Princeton (26-3) avenged last season’s tournament semifinal loss Harvard.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Trent Perry finishes with 22 points for UCLA, which avenged a loss to the Spartans earlier this season.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
La Marque lost to Houston Wheatley in last year’s state semifinals but avenged that loss by beating Wheatley 68-67 in the semifinals this year.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
The Mountaineers also avenged two losses in the past two months to the regular-season champion and defending tournament champion Horned Frogs.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
Mikuta finished with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting against Bolingbrook (25-7), which avenged a 75-69 regular-season loss.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenged
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Since the start of the Iran war, Tehran has retaliated against Israel and ten other countries.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Current and former University of Michigan students sued the university's Board of Regents and several officials, alleging they were retaliated against for their involvement in demonstrations calling for the university to divest from Israel.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The appeals court found that the sentence punished Peters for maintaining that there was fraud in the 2020 election.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Any violence committed against an uninvolved third party in response to a crime is itself a new crime that can be justly repelled or punished.—
Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Avenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenged. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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