1
as in reparation
usually reprisals plural
payment to another for a loss or injury
a peace agreement that was rejected because it contained no provisions for reprisals
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2
as in retaliation
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
after defeating them last year in the finals, our team nervously awaited the expected reprisal by our archrivals in this year's tournament
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Recent Examples of reprisal
Her passive aggressive remarks and criticisms are cutting and cruel, but never direct enough to earn a reprisal.
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EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The reprisals against Harvard began almost immediately.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
The climate of retribution has caused many to freeze: Wealthy liberal donors have paused their political giving, concerned about reprisal from the President.
—Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
The actress shares one son, Elijah, with her ex-husband Jesse Diamond, the son of Grammy-winning singer Neil Diamond.
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Ray Wise as Leland Palmer
Ray Wise portrayed Leland Palmer, Laura's father, in Twin Peaks — and made a return for the subsequent movie and 2017 reprisal.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reprisal
EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The reprisals against Harvard began almost immediately.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
The climate of retribution has caused many to freeze: Wealthy liberal donors have paused their political giving, concerned about reprisal from the President.
—Julia Angwin, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
The actress shares one son, Elijah, with her ex-husband Jesse Diamond, the son of Grammy-winning singer Neil Diamond.
03 of 16
Ray Wise as Leland Palmer
Ray Wise portrayed Leland Palmer, Laura's father, in Twin Peaks — and made a return for the subsequent movie and 2017 reprisal.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reprisal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprisal
Noun
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Demands in new legal filings have now reached $20 billion in reparations.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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After the talks began in August 1905, two sticking points quickly emerged: reparations and the future of Sakhalin.—
Timothy Naftali,
Foreign Affairs,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Initially, Kkot-nim and Hong-rang’s goals are aligned: Kkot-nim wants revenge on Yeol-guk and Yeon-ui for leaving her for dead all those years ago, and Hong-rang wants to take down the people who kidnapped and tortured him as a child.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The stakes escalate with a mordant velocity reminiscent of Park Chan-wook’s revenge sagas, a point of reference that continues through the darkly funny — and patently absurd — coda that Aster tacks on to the end of his film’s pulse-pounding final shootout.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The few lamenting Pete Rose’s reinstatement to Major League Baseball are speaking from the ideology of punishment as retribution, not correction.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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According to the employee, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution, that happened as music and sports events at nearby venues were ending.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2025
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“Reprisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprisal. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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