as in reparation
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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Recent Examples of reprisals
From recruit to recruiter The easy money kept coming for the young woman, who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals but spoke with CNN by phone.
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Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The two people spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Amid the harsh conditions, Ana forms a deep bond with Sole, a friendship tested by escape attempts, reprisals, and an ultimate sacrifice.
—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
Yet few are willing to speak publicly, worried about reprisals.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Ideological skirmishes over the motives and obligations of Carpenter’s music include both sincere interrogation of its feminism and smirking counteractive reprisals to that scrutiny.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The researcher, who completed the analysis with phone forensics tool Corellium, asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals by Russian intelligence agencies.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The doctor spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations from their organization to avoid reprisals from Israeli authorities.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The two people spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Amid the harsh conditions, Ana forms a deep bond with Sole, a friendship tested by escape attempts, reprisals, and an ultimate sacrifice.
—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
Yet few are willing to speak publicly, worried about reprisals.
—Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Ideological skirmishes over the motives and obligations of Carpenter’s music include both sincere interrogation of its feminism and smirking counteractive reprisals to that scrutiny.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The researcher, who completed the analysis with phone forensics tool Corellium, asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals by Russian intelligence agencies.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The doctor spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations from their organization to avoid reprisals from Israeli authorities.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprisals
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 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
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“Reprisals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprisals. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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