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take revenge
verb as in retaliate
Example Sentences
"It is seeking to persecute and take revenge on Marine Le Pen."
One comment that went viral on Weibo read: "How can you take revenge on society because your family life is not going well? You've taken the lives of so many innocent people, will you ever have peace of mind."
“I’d say to the police, in the upcoming protests, they are parents just as we are. The pain we feel should be theirs. We won’t take revenge. We leave it to God.”
A related idea that has exploded into increased circulation since Thursday’s jury verdict is that Republicans should take revenge for Trump’s conviction by putting Democrats in jail too.
"Thank you to all the hundreds and thousands of brave men who came out to take revenge," he wrote.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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