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How to pronounce vengeance in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms payback, retribution
Type of retaliation, revenge


For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge.
he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him.

Examples of vengeance

vengeance
Later, his anglers caught up with a vengeance and ended with limits of rainbows.
From the sacbee.com
Then, after the schools reopened, it returned with a vengeance in late November.
From the denverpost.com
Vengeance is definitely not acceptable but your claim sounds way too outrageous.
From the economist.com
The IRS went after such schemes with a vengeance and effectively shut them down.
From the sfgate.com
Europe debt fears have returned with a vengeance and that has investors nervous.
From the money.cnn.com
This isn't about seeking vengeance, or retribution, or demonizing a human being.
From the usatoday.com
For this self-styled fighter, even weary capitulation is fraught with vengeance.
From the nytimes.com
But Kvitova bounced back, her serve returning with a vengeance in the third set.
From the guardian.co.uk
Last year's big jump in the monetary base now comes home with bullish vengeance.
From the forbes.com
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