as in revenge
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
the neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution
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Recent Examples of retribution
Perhaps the state sees execution as just retribution and fitting revenge.
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Thomas Wenski, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Trump appointed Bondi as attorney general after numerous reports suggested the president wanted a loyalist who would do his bidding and seek retribution against his enemies, after Trump faced pushback in his first term from previous attorneys general like William Barr.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
President Trump is reshaping a student loan cancellation program into what some fear will become a tool for political retribution, taking aim at organizations that serve immigrants and transgender youth.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
But the real question is what kind of concrete retribution Trump could try to exact on his erstwhile political ally and campaign donor.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Thomas Wenski, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Trump appointed Bondi as attorney general after numerous reports suggested the president wanted a loyalist who would do his bidding and seek retribution against his enemies, after Trump faced pushback in his first term from previous attorneys general like William Barr.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
President Trump is reshaping a student loan cancellation program into what some fear will become a tool for political retribution, taking aim at organizations that serve immigrants and transgender youth.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
But the real question is what kind of concrete retribution Trump could try to exact on his erstwhile political ally and campaign donor.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retribution
revenge
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Cady Stanton: Pivoting more to the international tax side here — section 899, also referred to as the revenge tax, made a lot of news when it was included in the House bill, and subsequently removed following the announcement about this agreement between the United States and other G7 countries.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The Sky Clubs were no match for the burst of revenge travelers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 July 2025
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“Retribution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retribution. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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