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vengeful

[venj-fuhl] / ˈvɛndʒ fəl /


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As vengeful as grandma may be, she at least has conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

She called Rose "an author of her own wrongdoing" and said her false report to police had been "vengeful and wicked".

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Odysseus may have held out hope throughout years of setbacks, obstacles and traps laid by vengeful deities, but the man who plays him on the big screen is no optimist.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

But they are facing threats from all sides: A vengeful president; a distracted and disengaged audience used to endless scrolling and pop-pop-pops of entertainment; the creeping unreality of A.I.

From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2026

The difference between Bobby and Dickens’s good doctor was the voice: Manette’s was faint, “dreadful and pitiable”; Bobby’s was booming, ferocious and vengeful.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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