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
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.
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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
Iran retaliated with an attack involving more than 300 missiles, drones and UAVs.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
However, after they were separated, Hicks ran after the women and retaliated, sparking a second altercation.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The town retaliated with daily fines of $1,250 for code violations.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, California has retaliated against Texas by proposing to redistrict its congressional map in a similar measure.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
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
Iran retaliated with an attack involving more than 300 missiles, drones and UAVs.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
However, after they were separated, Hicks ran after the women and retaliated, sparking a second altercation.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The town retaliated with daily fines of $1,250 for code violations.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, California has retaliated against Texas by proposing to redistrict its congressional map in a similar measure.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retaliated
avenged
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Garcia led the defensive effort as the Celtics avenged last season’s 2-1 defeat to the rival Hilltoppers.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Retaliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retaliated. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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