noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
exact
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He should hide such thoughts for they could well call Alexander back from Hell to exact his vengeance .
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The point is not to exact vengeance .
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Too late for self-respect, but not too late to exact a little vengeance .
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Vieira exacted swift vengeance of the best kind.
take
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The old forests burned as the Dark Elves took vengeance for their long exile.
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The literacy crisis that has become part of our current cultural vocabulary was taking shape with a vengeance .
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After all, I had taken vengeance on her behalf as well as mine.
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They would take out their vengeance and fury on exam papers.
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You must commit yourself, and so must all the gentry, to take no vengeance for today's work.
wreak
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So that she could wreak her vengeance ?
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First, Burghgesh could have survived and come back to wreak vengeance .
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It is hardly surprising that it should occasionally wreak vengeance on its executioner.
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Too late I realised he was desperate for a scapegoat, desperate to wreak his personal vengeance on Moira's killer.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
wreak revenge/vengeance (on sb)
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First, Burghgesh could have survived and come back to wreak vengeance.
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It is hardly surprising that it should occasionally wreak vengeance on its executioner.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Her desire for vengeance led her to shoot her daughter's murderer.
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Nothing can justify the gunmens' senseless acts of vengeance .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His rise seemed to be their act of vengeance , and so far it had been dramatic.
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In mounting dismay she peered into the gloom, the invidious nature of her position coming home to her with a vengeance .
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Luckily, the Dow rebounded with a vengeance , enjoying record trading Tuesday.
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Perhaps she chose to save herself from what she foresaw as the ravages of vengeance .
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Pulling away into the stream, she reflected happily that vengeance was oh, so sweet.
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The literacy crisis that has become part of our current cultural vocabulary was taking shape with a vengeance .
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You can bet the Rare Bear team will be back with a vengeance .