avenge
verb (used with object)
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for.
avenged
Example Sentences
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It avenged that loss in four sets April 20 to earn the top seed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
His only blemish remains a draw with Frazer Clarke, a result he emphatically avenged with a first-round stoppage.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Mira Costa’s lone setback came Feb. 21 against Corona del Mar in the Redondo Classic final — a loss the Mustangs avenged four days later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
Flamengo's win avenged their 2-1 defeat to Palmeiras in the 2021 Libertadores final and leaves the famous Rio de Janeiro club firmly on course for a hat-trick of trophies in 2025.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
Now that Mr. Katz was dead and Yakov was avenged, everything would return to as it had been.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
