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
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Up next, he is set to appear alongside Mia Goth and Dan Stevens in revenge comedy Hey Bear, per Deadline.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
That is, if Corvette doesn’t come back for revenge by then.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
The prosecutor argued that evidence showed Wright arrived at the East Robert Street field to hunt for rivals and exact revenge.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
And Blunt’s character is out for revenge.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Up next, he is set to appear alongside Mia Goth and Dan Stevens in revenge comedy Hey Bear, per Deadline.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
That is, if Corvette doesn’t come back for revenge by then.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
The prosecutor argued that evidence showed Wright arrived at the East Robert Street field to hunt for rivals and exact revenge.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for revenge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revenge
Noun
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Some witnesses from immigrant communities declined to participate in the in-person hearings, citing fears of retaliation from the federal government, Baset said.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The union accuses the company of engaging in interference and retaliation by disciplining a bargaining committee member for attending bargaining sessions, protected activity under federal law.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Current political events offer a seemingly endless procession of cruelties worth avenging.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East war on March 2 by firing rockets at Israel to avenge the death of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, with Israel responding with strikes and a ground invasion.—
April 27,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The story will alight on themes central to Park’s oeuvre of vengeance, retribution, the consequences of violence and the power of memory and family, but this time in the American West.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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Politico went through 45 years of FEMA records and found that no other president, going back as far as Reagan, has denied a majority of requests from any states, let alone singled out states for political retribution using FEMA dollars.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fascism became fashionable for a time, even if it was rooted in self-grandiosity, narcissistic grievance, and sadistic vengeance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Most of us are familiar with writing as a vehicle for vengeance.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revenge. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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