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View definitions for retaliations

retaliations

noun as in vengeance

noun as in revenge

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U.S. officials say Iran appears to be lining up a series of potential retaliations against Israel.

American forces have at times mounted retaliations, but in limited fashion to avoid instigating a full-fledged conflict.

But they also felt compelled to caution lawmakers “to not allow this to be a precedent or a reason for future political retaliations.”

And despite consistently pushing forward against a slick counter-striker in Adesanya, Strickland was able to avoid the majority of the champion's retaliations.

From BBC

But he said he remained "cautious", citing the possibility of Russian retaliations, and referring to a missile attack in Mykolaiv earlier in the day, which allegedly killed at least seven people.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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