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
Chen alleges the Jets retaliated against her and her husband after complaints were made against Elhai.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Gregg Lukenbill’s new lawsuit includes allegations that the city retaliated after the filing of the initial claim with the city on June 27.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Witnesses claimed that after France’s embarrassing loss to Haiti, the French government retaliated by confiscating Ferdinand’s belongings and abandoning the child to an orphanage.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Mobs retaliated by torching buildings, looting banks and shops, and attacking politicians in their homes.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
The French retaliated, subdued the Amerindians, killing many and driving the rest to the north of the island.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
After Skydio sold drones to Taiwan, Beijing retaliated last year by cutting off the company’s access to Chinese batteries, prompting the company to ration them to only one per drone.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Pakistan retaliated, prompting further drone and missile exchanges.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Among employees who had been laid off, half (51%) retaliated with actions to mar the company’s brand.
—Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Gregg Lukenbill’s new lawsuit includes allegations that the city retaliated after the filing of the initial claim with the city on June 27.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Witnesses claimed that after France’s embarrassing loss to Haiti, the French government retaliated by confiscating Ferdinand’s belongings and abandoning the child to an orphanage.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Mobs retaliated by torching buildings, looting banks and shops, and attacking politicians in their homes.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
The French retaliated, subdued the Amerindians, killing many and driving the rest to the north of the island.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
After Skydio sold drones to Taiwan, Beijing retaliated last year by cutting off the company’s access to Chinese batteries, prompting the company to ration them to only one per drone.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Pakistan retaliated, prompting further drone and missile exchanges.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Among employees who had been laid off, half (51%) retaliated with actions to mar the company’s brand.
—Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retaliated
avenged
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The Dragons avenged that defeat in a 56-7 regional final rout of Byron Nelson that same year.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Detroit Tigers avenged their massive collapse in the American League Central in their playoff matchup against the division champion Cleveland Guardians.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Retaliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retaliated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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