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in retaliation

ADJECTIVE
punitive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disciplinary penal punishing retaliatory vindictive
STRONG
punitory
WEAK
castigating correctional in reprisal retaliative revengeful
Antonyms
WEAK
beneficial rewarding
ADJECTIVE
punitory
Synonyms
WEAK
castigating correctional disciplinary in reprisal penal retaliative retaliatory revengeful vindictive

Example Sentences

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That left in place three claims - breach of contract, retaliation, and aiding and abetting in retaliation - with a civil trial in New York scheduled for 18 May.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Riverside County has been ordered to pay $2.25 million to a former sergeant who said he was pressured into early retirement in retaliation for reporting workplace harassment by a superior.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Iran said it was in retaliation for a strike on a refinery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Iran had previously said it was ready for any eventuality and defiantly refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which it closed in retaliation for the attack launched on February 28.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

He said that Germany was firing back in retaliation.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti