as in revenges
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 retaliations
Neither country can afford to return to the prior tariff rates during the heat of tit-for-tat retaliations, which freaked out Big Tech earlier this year.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retaliations
reprisals
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While individual efforts are important, collective action increases impact and mitigates the risks of reprisals for standing up to individuals or organizations.—
Shelley Inglis,
The Conversation,
19 Oct. 2025
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In a night of reprisals for Marcello Hernandez, the repertory Saturday Night Live player brought back his Weekend Update character The Movie Guy — a cinephile with a wan viewing history.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Retaliations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retaliations. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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