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Recent Examples of reprisal All spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal from the Trump administration. Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 4 June 2025 Derrick Groves, convicted last year for second-degree murder, remains on the loose and has led two prosecutors to flee the state for fear of reprisals. Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 May 2025 In the chaotic aftermath of her ouster, hundreds of people died in reprisal attacks across the country. Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025 Much of what took place in court on Friday was a reprisal of legal issues that have already been fought about in previous filings and hearings. Alan Feuer, New York Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reprisal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprisal
Noun
  • Other Russian demands include the restoration of full diplomatic and economic ties, specifically that no reparations will be demanded by either side and that all Western sanctions on Russia be lifted.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
  • There have never been any reparations for the way that society treated these patients, ever.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • The rapid suspension by ABC News demonstrates how networks are on edge over their news organizations antagonizing the Trump White House, which has shown a willingness to extract revenge on its critics.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
  • Moscow vowed revenge for the strikes, which Ukrainian officials celebrated as a historic success.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • The numbers were leaked to the paper by former Kennedy Center employees and confirmed by a current staff member, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retribution.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • Jun-mo takes out the hit on Gi-seok in retribution.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 6 June 2025

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“Reprisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprisal. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.

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