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as in vigilante
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense
Batman is the Joker's main nemesis and always foils his wicked plots
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as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
social ostracism was once society's nemesis for those who defied its sexual mores
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as in curse
a source of harm or misfortune
irrationality is the nemesis of democracy, for good government depends upon the wisdom of the electorate
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Recent Examples of nemesis
Did Sue wash her face because her once-and-forever nemesis, Kyle, was definitely getting voted out?
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Punk, of course, swooped in and took the fifth spot in the WarGames match on The OG Bloodline’s side, a spot originally offered to Punk’s nemesis Seth Rollins.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
To add a layer, Kitty’s former nemesis and reluctant roommate Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee) confessed his feelings for her.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
Starr points to the scene where Homelander goes through Ryan’s things and finds a picture of the teenager’s mother, Becca (Shantel VanSanten), with her husband – and Homelander’s nemesis – Billy Butcher (Karl Urban).
—Lauren Ames, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Punk, of course, swooped in and took the fifth spot in the WarGames match on The OG Bloodline’s side, a spot originally offered to Punk’s nemesis Seth Rollins.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
To add a layer, Kitty’s former nemesis and reluctant roommate Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee) confessed his feelings for her.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
Starr points to the scene where Homelander goes through Ryan’s things and finds a picture of the teenager’s mother, Becca (Shantel VanSanten), with her husband – and Homelander’s nemesis – Billy Butcher (Karl Urban).
—Lauren Ames, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nemesis
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But, like it or not, a narrative has taken shape, with many across the internet hailing Mangione — yet to be extradited to New York on the murder change, let alone tried and convicted for it — as a justified vigilante.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
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Prior to Ossietzky’s 1931 trial, Die Weltbühne had already faced a lawsuit over its coverage of the Schwarze Reichswehr, a right-wing paramilitary group that carried out numerous vigilante killings in the early 1920s.Longreads, Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
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The 7-year-old alleged their hands had been duct taped behind their back at one point and said they and their siblings were hit with a belt as a punishment.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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While the threshold for proving defamation is high, requiring proof that an outlet knowingly published false information, even if a lawsuit is tossed by a judge or a media outlet ultimately prevails, the punishment is in the process.Hadas Gold, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Financial Education Is Wealth The third-generation wealth curse often befalls families where younger generations, especially grandchildren, are detached from how their predecessors went about building wealth.Next Avenue, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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For high-achieving professionals, especially those who are naturally more sensitive and perceptive, emotional investment in work can be both a blessing and a curse.Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Many political observers toasted Abe as a geopolitical Trump whisperer who helped shield Japan from his wrath.William Pesek, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The leader, who has long faced Beijing’s wrath for championing Taiwan’s sovereignty, used his travel to tout solidarity with likeminded democracies.Wayne Chang, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Long and variable lead times are the bane of a manufacturing supply chain.Steve Banker, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Hormonal acne has been the bane of my existence for several years now.Jasmine Browley, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Ducks appeared to intentionally leave 12 men on defense late on Ohio State’s final drive of the game, intentionally committing the five-yard penalty in return for four crucial seconds bled off the clock.David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Pressure On Biden From the Left Biden is facing pressure to commute the sentences of the 40 federal inmates sitting on death row before President-elect Donald Trump, a death penalty advocate, takes office.David Mark, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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Deep-ball threat Alec Pierce will miss the contest, officially being downgraded to out on Friday, according to NFL insider Adam Schefter.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Thus, Lee enlisted in the growing ranks of a civilian force devoted to protecting the American experiment from threats foreign and domestic: the conservative movement.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Nemesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nemesis. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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