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
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.
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Tom Carothers, Twin Cities, 11 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
Lindsey Barber scored a career-high 21 points as the Dartmouth girls basketball team avenged a loss earlier this season by knocking off New Bedford, 49-41, in a nonleague contest.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Ole Miss Now 2-0 without Lane Kiffin, the Rebels avenged their one regular-season loss thanks to a brilliant night from senior Trinidad Chambliss, who had 362 yards passing and two touchdowns without an interception.
—Paul Myerberg, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
The four-year varsity player avenged an earlier loss to Ashley Liang of Northwood to collect an 8-3 win in the Pacific Coast League singles final.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
The win ended Minnesota’s seven-game winning streak and avenged a Colorado shootout loss here a little more than three weeks ago.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Hitler and his cronies characterized this as a national emasculation destined to be avenged with a Third Reich that would last a thousand years.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
The Dragons avenged that defeat in a 56-7 regional final rout of Byron Nelson that same year.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avenged
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China retaliated by arresting two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, on spying charges.—
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China retaliated with tit-for-tat tariff hikes and cut the supply of rare earths.—
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Indiana physically punished Alabama in the quarterfinal.—
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People who have been punished but treated humanely have a far greater chance of successfully reintegrating into society, an important consideration for all of us.—
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“Avenged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avenged. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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