avenger

In the aftermath of the crime, newly minted fans of Mangione quickly fitted the man with revolutionary trappings, enshrining him as an avenger of working-class power.

From Slate ● May 1, 2026

Later, its soft intoning of “The world’s avenger is no more” embodied the mourning and loss of hope after the death of Hercules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

A pair of abuelas named Dina and Mita go into avenger mode when a young guy grabs the last bag of Dinamita chips.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

Constructed out of Japan’s postwar atomic-bomb trauma, the King of the Monsters has proven a remarkably malleable character, playing environmental protector or atomic avenger with equal aplomb.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2023

In attendance upon him was Anteros, said sometimes to be the avenger of slighted love, sometimes the one who opposes love; also Himeros or Longing, and Hymen, the God of the Wedding Feast.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Now, the avengers agreed, they were the “last bastion of defense” for the masses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2025

The Black Panther Party co-founder was feared and hated by many Americans, and party members were dismissed as racist, gun-toting militants — Black avengers who believed violence was as American as cherry pie.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2021

And her protagonist Cassie, played by Carey Mulligan, would be the scariest of all avengers: A real woman.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 23, 2020

After years watching glowering avengers trudge through the muck, their rippling shoulders buckling under the weight of the world, superheroes have a spring in their step again.

From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2019

Perhaps they had thrown her out to deflect the avengers.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston