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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
Since then, Yoon’s political nemesis, Lee Jae-myung, has helped ensure that the legislature blocks all of the president’s bills, including the national budget.
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Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
Indy’s reverence for art was hardly shared by the Nazis, who in the game are most notably represented by a loathsome archaeologist nemesis called Emmerich Voss.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
But Beth demands the final honor of killing her longtime nemesis.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The new footage also offers glimpses of Superman’s civilian persona, Clark Kent, bustling into the offices of the Daily Planet, as well as his colleague Lois Lane (portrayed by Rachel Brosnahan) and nemesis Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult).
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
Indy’s reverence for art was hardly shared by the Nazis, who in the game are most notably represented by a loathsome archaeologist nemesis called Emmerich Voss.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
But Beth demands the final honor of killing her longtime nemesis.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The new footage also offers glimpses of Superman’s civilian persona, Clark Kent, bustling into the offices of the Daily Planet, as well as his colleague Lois Lane (portrayed by Rachel Brosnahan) and nemesis Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult).
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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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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And perhaps watching a few games from the media level would do O’Connor good — not as punishment, but a break.Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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The presiding judge had decided Spector should now serve an overall 15-year sentence in a maximum-security penal colony as punishment for both cases on Tuesday, reported TASS, a Russian state news agency.Anastasia Bagaeva, ABC News, 27 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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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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He’s incurred the wrath of the fickle Philly fans plenty of times over the years.Rob Maaddi, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
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Another contract agreement would be advisable to avoid incurring the wrath of Mrs Veltman.Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 23 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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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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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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The organization lists vessel strikes as one of the major threats to green sea turtles, along with ocean pollution, loss and degradation of nesting habitat, and climate change.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 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 4 Jan. 2025.
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