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vengeance

noun as in retaliation for another's act

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When he was demoted in September, Miller vowed to return to the Dodgers with a vengeance.

Aeschylus’ “Oresteia” concludes with “Eumenides,” depicting the establishment of the Areopagus court to replace cycles of vengeance, thus mythologizing the roots of jury trials.

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That all goes out the window when he’s driven by vengeance.

Also joining them were thousands eager to wreak vengeance on the Alawites, a minority they blame for empowering Assad’s brutal rule, even though most did not benefit from the former regime.

Yes, Trump did indeed go after Black Lives Matter protesters with a vengeance during his first term, even unleashing armed federal agents without insignia to tear gas, beat and detain such protesters in Portland, Oregon.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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