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
Ukraine retaliated after Russia spurned Kyiv’s ceasefire offer earlier in the week, with President Zelensky accusing Moscow of ignoring goodwill gestures and continuing all military operations against civilians.
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Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The Red Sox, by the way, never retaliated.
—Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Israel retaliated by launching a wave of deadly airstrikes and a deeper ground incursion aimed at destroying Hezbollah.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Sibrian then retaliated against Soto for her claims by reducing her hourly wage, assigning unreasonable workloads and changing her schedule, according to the lawsuit.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
California retaliated with maps to gain five Democratic seats in its 52-member delegation.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Within hours, Iran retaliated, striking back at the US and Israel’s allies in the region, including the United Arab Emirates.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
But the plaintiffs’ concerns were ignored and, in 2019, the department retaliated by starting Internal Affairs investigations and imposing a series of negative work actions against the officers, including demotions, removals from specialized assignments and involuntary transfers, suit stated.
—City News Service, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Iran has retaliated by using missiles and drones to strike US military bases and Israel, along with attacking the energy infrastructure and airports of various Gulf countries.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The Red Sox, by the way, never retaliated.
—Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Israel retaliated by launching a wave of deadly airstrikes and a deeper ground incursion aimed at destroying Hezbollah.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Sibrian then retaliated against Soto for her claims by reducing her hourly wage, assigning unreasonable workloads and changing her schedule, according to the lawsuit.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
California retaliated with maps to gain five Democratic seats in its 52-member delegation.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Within hours, Iran retaliated, striking back at the US and Israel’s allies in the region, including the United Arab Emirates.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
But the plaintiffs’ concerns were ignored and, in 2019, the department retaliated by starting Internal Affairs investigations and imposing a series of negative work actions against the officers, including demotions, removals from specialized assignments and involuntary transfers, suit stated.
—City News Service, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Iran has retaliated by using missiles and drones to strike US military bases and Israel, along with attacking the energy infrastructure and airports of various Gulf countries.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retaliated
avenged
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The Bucs avenged a 12-10 loss and a 16-8 setback in the two regular-season matchups between the two teams.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Shirokawa, who had flown out twice to right, walked and struck out, came up with two outs and nobody on and then scored on an RBI single by junior second baseman Kelsey Covey as Burlington Central (10-12-1, 7-6) avenged an earlier 11-10 loss to the Whip-Purs.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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“Retaliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retaliated. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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