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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Recent Examples of vengeance
All of his favorites are somehow aggrieved by their lot in life, and Wicks’ firebrand ways appeal to their sense of justice and vengeance, even if none of their worries are rooted in anything all that real.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Isaac tries to kill Wednesday in vengeance.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Her tragic death ultimately sets Hank on a path of both vengeance and personal redemption.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
What begins as a chronicle of her parents, sister, and children’s efforts to secure her return, becomes a portrait of conflicting impulses towards anger, vengeance, and compassion, straining the bonds of one grieving family.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Isaac tries to kill Wednesday in vengeance.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Her tragic death ultimately sets Hank on a path of both vengeance and personal redemption.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
What begins as a chronicle of her parents, sister, and children’s efforts to secure her return, becomes a portrait of conflicting impulses towards anger, vengeance, and compassion, straining the bonds of one grieving family.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vengeance
Noun
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Thompson, 24, ran with revenge in his heart next to Lyles.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Henson embarks on a campaign of revenge, which ranges from Bride Wars-style antics (acid on a wedding dress) to more serious Fatal Attraction-esque offenses, like the beyond-bonkers, ax-wielding climax set on a yacht.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The suit challenges a 2019 police raid on their family’s strip club, which the family claims was retaliation for Tundidor’s campaign for a city council seat.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ben & Jerry's sued Unilever in March, accusing it of firing the Ben & Jerry's CEO in retaliation for the company's ongoing activism on social media.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kirk’s assassination sparked a furious response and finger-pointing, with some on the right blaming the left and calling for retribution.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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The calls for retribution are not constrained to the fringes, and now whole shows are getting the axe.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Vengeance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vengeance. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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