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
Since the start of the Iran war, Tehran has retaliated against Israel and ten other countries.
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Current and former University of Michigan students sued the university's Board of Regents and several officials, alleging they were retaliated against for their involvement in demonstrations calling for the university to divest from Israel.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Iran has retaliated by targeting ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
In a complaint to the NLRB, the Teamsters alleged Amazon had retaliated against the workers who went on strike by reducing their UPT, which exists as a bank of hours that Amazon workers can use for unscheduled leave and emergencies.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
Hezbollah is one of Iran’s key allies and retaliated on March 2 for the strikes that took out Khamenei.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Iraq struck Iranian exports, while Iran retaliated by hitting vessels, many linked to Kuwait.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Neighbors said King retaliated by erecting a floodlight directed at the neighbor’s house, along with blasting loud music.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
The Writers Guild removed Friedkin’s name, which up-set Friedkin, who retaliated by saying in interviews that the movie was largely improvised.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Paul Elie, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
Current and former University of Michigan students sued the university's Board of Regents and several officials, alleging they were retaliated against for their involvement in demonstrations calling for the university to divest from Israel.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Iran has retaliated by targeting ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
In a complaint to the NLRB, the Teamsters alleged Amazon had retaliated against the workers who went on strike by reducing their UPT, which exists as a bank of hours that Amazon workers can use for unscheduled leave and emergencies.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
Hezbollah is one of Iran’s key allies and retaliated on March 2 for the strikes that took out Khamenei.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Iraq struck Iranian exports, while Iran retaliated by hitting vessels, many linked to Kuwait.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Neighbors said King retaliated by erecting a floodlight directed at the neighbor’s house, along with blasting loud music.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
The Writers Guild removed Friedkin’s name, which up-set Friedkin, who retaliated by saying in interviews that the movie was largely improvised.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retaliated
avenged
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Payton Pritchard added 28-6-6 on 10-of-20 shooting as the Celtics avenged their 29-point home loss to Charlotte on March 4.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw and Carson Kelly drove in runs as the Cubs avenged Thursday's 10-4 opening day loss.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Retaliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retaliated. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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