as in revenge
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
police believe that the murder was in retaliation for an earlier gangland execution
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Recent Examples of retaliation
Potential jurors questioned on harassment, retaliation A jury pools of roughly 300 Johnson County residents was whittled down to 110 on Monday morning before attorneys began their questions.
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Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
No connection between the two investigations was alleged, though police said in the wake of the mass shooting that there were concerns about gang retaliation.
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Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
In retaliation, Poseidon whips up the ocean, shredding sails, cracking oars, sweeping Odysseus and his men overboard.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
China’s retaliation resulted in a virtual boycott on American soybeans, and exports collapsed to just $3 billion in 2025 from a peak of nearly $18 billion in 2022.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Advertisement Even as segments of the Islamic Republic’s hardline base pressed for retaliation after Israel struck Beirut on Sunday, senior Iranian officials moved publicly to back the diplomatic track.
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Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
Busfield also allegedly said the claims were retaliation for the boys being replaced on the show.
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Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
However, even when Putin acknowledged the economic damage of Ukrainian strikes last week, his response was to suggest more retaliation.
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Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The military retaliation followed an April 26 terror attack, when an explosive device detonated on a passenger bus traveling along the Pan-American Highway in the volatile Cauca region.
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Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
No connection between the two investigations was alleged, though police said in the wake of the mass shooting that there were concerns about gang retaliation.
—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
In retaliation, Poseidon whips up the ocean, shredding sails, cracking oars, sweeping Odysseus and his men overboard.
—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
China’s retaliation resulted in a virtual boycott on American soybeans, and exports collapsed to just $3 billion in 2025 from a peak of nearly $18 billion in 2022.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Advertisement Even as segments of the Islamic Republic’s hardline base pressed for retaliation after Israel struck Beirut on Sunday, senior Iranian officials moved publicly to back the diplomatic track.
—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
19 June 2026
Busfield also allegedly said the claims were retaliation for the boys being replaced on the show.
—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
However, even when Putin acknowledged the economic damage of Ukrainian strikes last week, his response was to suggest more retaliation.
—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
The military retaliation followed an April 26 terror attack, when an explosive device detonated on a passenger bus traveling along the Pan-American Highway in the volatile Cauca region.
—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retaliation
Noun
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For the admiral, this has always been a revenge mission against the Sea Snake, the man who has ruled the Narrow and Summer Seas for far too long, killing her friends along the way.
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The admiral's swagger, battlefield bravado and desire for revenge will be sung by the bards of Westeros, and serve as a breakthrough showcase for Thorn, a playwright and YouTuber, who came out as a transgender woman in a January 2021 video on her Philosophy Tube channel.
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Mtula Payton and Dandrae Martin turned a downtown Sacramento street corner bustling with nightlife into a battleground in a gang shootout fueled by rivalry and retribution, a Sacramento County prosecutor told jurors Tuesday.
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Now, after both pleading guilty, the duo that was initially scheduled for a federal court sentencing back in April will face their legal retribution later this month.
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“Retaliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retaliation. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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