as in avenged
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree
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Recent Examples of retaliated
Both players alleged they had been bullied and retaliated against by Flacks since the conclusion of the Weaver Patterson investigation.
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Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cole Skinner could have easily retaliated against the Florida’s Brendan Bett for spitting at him last week in Gainesville.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Iran retaliated with missile strikes that killed 31 civilians and one off-duty soldier in Israel.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The star quarterback retaliated and shoved the fan.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Several officers and union leaders testified they were retaliated against for criticizing the sheriff, but Corpus argued transfers shouldn’t automatically be seen as punitive.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
DeSoto’s Baker retaliated with a strong 33-yard touchdown, but the PAT was no good.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Judge Burroughs found that the government had unconstitutionally retaliated against Harvard for exercising First Amendment rights.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Video shows Prescott moving toward Carter while explaining himself, just before Carter retaliated.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cole Skinner could have easily retaliated against the Florida’s Brendan Bett for spitting at him last week in Gainesville.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Iran retaliated with missile strikes that killed 31 civilians and one off-duty soldier in Israel.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The star quarterback retaliated and shoved the fan.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Several officers and union leaders testified they were retaliated against for criticizing the sheriff, but Corpus argued transfers shouldn’t automatically be seen as punitive.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
DeSoto’s Baker retaliated with a strong 33-yard touchdown, but the PAT was no good.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Judge Burroughs found that the government had unconstitutionally retaliated against Harvard for exercising First Amendment rights.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Video shows Prescott moving toward Carter while explaining himself, just before Carter retaliated.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retaliated
avenged
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The Mustangs avenged their 27-24 defeat against the Highlanders, which came in the opening round of the 2024 CIF SS Division 3 playoffs.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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With a 1-0 win over Cape Ann League rival Ipswich Monday evening, unbeaten Manchester Essex (3-0) avenged its upset loss to the Tigers (1-1) in last year’s Div.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Retaliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retaliated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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