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Q&A How to punctuate the synonym to a word or phrase? [closed]

I have a sentence: ... to further everyones agenda; revenge. Is this the correct punctuation? Or should the semicolon simply be a comma? I know this is an incredibly dumb question and I should kn...

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by user16465‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question punctuation grammar
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:56:13Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar user16465‭ · 2019-12-08T04:56:13Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have a sentence:

`... to further everyones agenda; revenge.`

Is this the correct punctuation? Or should the semicolon simply be a comma? I know this is an incredibly dumb question and I should know the answer, I'm just second guessing myself a lot here.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-01-11T03:29:03Z (almost 9 years ago)
Original score: 1