as in revenge
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
the neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution
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Recent Examples of retribution
Our democracy relies on journalists’ ability to report the news without the risk of government retribution.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Officials at the shelter requested that its name not be used out of fear of retribution by the Trump administration.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 26 July 2025
The notice of appeal is the Trump administration’s second such challenge to Big Law firms’ legal victories against orders that sought to undercut their business as retribution for ties to the president’s political adversaries.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 21 July 2025
Some have theorized that the disappearance was an extreme publicity stunt to promote Christie’s work, or an act of retribution against her husband.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 24 July 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Officials at the shelter requested that its name not be used out of fear of retribution by the Trump administration.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 26 July 2025
The notice of appeal is the Trump administration’s second such challenge to Big Law firms’ legal victories against orders that sought to undercut their business as retribution for ties to the president’s political adversaries.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 21 July 2025
Some have theorized that the disappearance was an extreme publicity stunt to promote Christie’s work, or an act of retribution against her husband.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retribution
revenge
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Gaza played host to the conflict’s multiple historical layers of enmity, rage, and revenge.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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It’s driven by entitlement, ideology, revenge, or the pursuit of power.—
Victor Petreca,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Retribution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retribution. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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