avenge
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Synonyms for avenge
Synonyms
redress, requite, retaliate, revenge, venge [archaic]
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The Eagles rolled to a 41-20 victory, avenging a one-point loss last year on a Hail Mary by Cass Tech with the final play and redeeming themselves after last week’s 29-28 loss to Mentor. — Matt Goul, cleveland.com, "See how No. 4 St. Edward found redemption vs. Detroit Cass Tech," 8 Sep. 2019 On the other hand, SI replaced Palo Alto in the Bay Area Preps HQ Top 25 after avenging a loss in last year’s season opener with a 23-7 victory. — Mike Lefkow, The Mercury News, "Bay Area high school football: Games to watch this weekend," 5 Sep. 2019 Cold cases are reopened, and characters from Brodie’s past (and the earlier books) reappear, bent either on villainy or on avenging some terrible wrong. — The Economist, "Jackson Brodie returns in “Big Sky”," 4 July 2019 Rumors eventually swirl that Emmett has been killed and Rob and Dolan are on the lam for avenging his death. — David Canfield, EW.com, "A close read of Inland, the rare novel with a perfect ending," 15 Aug. 2019 The following day, authorities say, Alfred Parnell set out to avenge his brother's shooting. — Carol Robinson, AL.com, "Man convicted in 2015 shooting during deadly Selma feud that killed 2 innocent bystanders," 7 Feb. 2018 Brief staredowns, on-court chatter and physical play were all in play as the Blue Streaks avenged an earlier loss with a 77-70 victory over Baldwin Wallace in a key Ohio Athletic Conference game. — Elton Alexander, cleveland.com, "NCAA Tournament Watch 2018: Top three are Villanova, Virginia, Purdue," 7 Feb. 2018 After the opening-round 7-6 loss to Santa Teresa, Cambrian Park beat Hollister 19-7 and then avenged the loss to Santa Teresa with a 10-6 victory. — Phil Jensen, The Mercury News, "Cambrian Park Little League team wins Northern California title," 1 Aug. 2019 Much of it revolves around the drug trade, and avenging past deeds, whether slights or slaughters. — The Economist, "Baltimore needs help to fix its crime problems," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'avenge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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