retaliations

plural of retaliation

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reprisals
Noun
  • Yet few are willing to speak publicly, worried about reprisals.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Ideological skirmishes over the motives and obligations of Carpenter’s music include both sincere interrogation of its feminism and smirking counteractive reprisals to that scrutiny.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Retaliations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retaliations. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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