venged

verb

past tense of venge, archaic
as in avenged
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for a romance novel featuring a hotheaded hero who is ever ready to venge every affront to the family's honor

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  • Both teams are in a similar boat as SEC contenders that have avenged an early season conference loss.
    — PJ Green October 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Here are three takeaways from UCLA’s fifth win, which kept the Bruins among nine remaining undefeated Football Bowl Subdivision schools and avenged one of Chesney’s two losses last season when his magical run at James Madison ended against Oregon.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Venged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venged. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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