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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
Amid the harsh conditions, Ana forms a deep bond with Sole, a friendship tested by escape attempts, reprisals, and an ultimate sacrifice.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
The content of the joke wouldn’t stop the state reprisals that were already in the works.
—James Folta
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Wiener’s new bill is a reprisal of an earlier attempt to save scientific research in the state.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, my Utah senator Mike Lee proposed that Congress bring back letters of marque and reprisal.
—Rick Bennett, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
The content of the joke wouldn’t stop the state reprisals that were already in the works.
—James Folta
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Wiener’s new bill is a reprisal of an earlier attempt to save scientific research in the state.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, my Utah senator Mike Lee proposed that Congress bring back letters of marque and reprisal.
—Rick Bennett, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprisal
Noun
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But, first, one of the January 6th insurrectionists, emboldened by his pardon from the President, is now campaigning for reparations.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
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Drawing from international human rights frameworks, theological ethics rooted in her Presbyterian tradition, and four historical case studies involving harm against AAPI communities, Kao examines both the moral and political dimensions of reparations.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The lawsuit in Alexandria, Virginia federal court accuses Apple of religious discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The union held a rally in Queens, hoping to bring attention to the job losses and accusing Amazon of cutting ties with the DSP as retaliation for its drivers joining the Teamsters union last year.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The daycare owners also signed away their right to sue for flood damages, but the state did not place a restrictive covenant on their remaining property.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Around $150,000 in attorney’s fees, damages and more, actually.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What first started as a day of joyriding through the city quickly escalates into an adventure of revenge and exposed secrets.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The 3-1 Crimson Tide are looking for revenge after the embarrassing upset in 2024, and a second straight loss to the Commodores could spell doom for the program that head coach Kalen DeBoer is trying to build in his second season in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors submitted letters from Cassie Ventura, her parents, and former employees who urged the judge to consider the victims, some of whom fear retribution.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ventura's former stylist, Deonte Nash, reiterated the singer's concerns about retribution in his letter.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Reprisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprisal. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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