Payback
Payback noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In the sequel, Cas actually fantasizes about cutting Anna lose on the Order of the Black Dagger as payback for their abuse towards him.
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They have an overarching goal (the substantial bounty on General Song's head in the original, payback on Ramon Solano in the sequel), but are willing to play any side of the conflict, as long as it gets them closer to that goal.
Source: Wild Card
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Sequel and Payback. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/payback/sequel
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