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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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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
Candidates who challenge the powerful can draw strong but silent support, because there is open fear of reprisals from city officials against those who back any challenger to the people in charge.
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Global economic outlook worsens over Iran war The US and Iran appeared still willing to reach a peace deal despite American strikes and Tehran’s threats of reprisals — but the global economic fallout from the conflict deepened.
—semafor.com, 29 May 2026
The young father, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, said the driver seemed to follow him down an alley off Pico Boulevard.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
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Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Global economic outlook worsens over Iran war The US and Iran appeared still willing to reach a peace deal despite American strikes and Tehran’s threats of reprisals — but the global economic fallout from the conflict deepened.
—semafor.com, 29 May 2026
The young father, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, said the driver seemed to follow him down an alley off Pico Boulevard.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprisal
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Amid public outrage over the abuse crisis, Spain launched a reparations system earlier this year for clerical abuse cases too old to be prosecuted that requires the participation of the Catholic Church and the Spanish government.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Spain launched a reparations system this year Amid public outrage over the abuse crisis, Spain launched a reparations system earlier this year for clerical abuse cases too old to be prosecuted that requires the participation of the Catholic Church and the Spanish government.—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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In the hours before Iran launched direct attacks on Israel on Sunday -- the first since a fragile cease-fire took hold in April -- Israel carried out strikes targeting Hezbollah sites near Beirut, which Netanyahu described as retaliation for an earlier attack from the militant group.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Even as fighting intensified over the weekend—Iran struck Israel overnight in retaliation for Israeli attacks on Lebanon, and Israel struck back—by Monday morning in New York both sides had pledged to de-escalate.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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The Iskanders sued Grossman and Erickson, and last week a jury found the pair liable in the boys’ deaths, awarding $176 million in damages to parents Nancy and Karim Iskander and younger son Zachary for wrongful death and emotional distress.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Though the lawsuit seeks upwards of $1 million in damages, the woman said, the effort isn’t about money.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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The interview now done and dusted, Armand turns Daniel into a vampire as revenge, Louis and Lestat tearfully reunite, and the interview becomes a best-selling book.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
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Javier Bardem plays the criminal antagonist Max Cady, who is released from prison and immediately seeks revenge on Sam — and his family.—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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As the city erupts in uprising, the investigation spirals into a harrowing struggle for justice, shifting from a manhunt to a profound exploration of guilt, revenge and retribution.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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Yet his recalcitrance also runs the risk of costly retribution.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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“Reprisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprisal. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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