Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: retaliation

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According to Cummins, Berman failed to respond and instead obtained data from his iPhone via a grand jury subpoena to Apple in what appeared to feel like “retaliation.”

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/05/08/joe-biden-bribery-allegations-were-flagged-to-doj-in-2018/

A clinical director told the investigator that any allegations of retaliation were false and anyone who claimed otherwise was “disgruntled.”

Source: https://www.twincities.com/2023/09/10/panel-to-probe-allegations-of-a-toxic-workplace-at-minnesota-veterans-homes/

A former administrator at the West Valley Water District in Rialto alleges in a lawsuit that he was fired in retaliation for complaining about misconduct and malfeasance, including death threats and coercion by board directors.

Source: https://www.pressenterprise.com/2023/09/29/former-inland-empire-water-district-official-alleges-he-was-fired-for-reporting-misconduct/

After a pair of Palestinian gunmen fatally shot four Israelis last week, some 400 armed Jewish settlers torched cars, homes and orchards in the West Bank town of Turmus Aya in apparent retaliation.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/06/former-us-envoy-israel-dan-shapiro-named-abraham-accords-adviser

And another LGBTQ+ advocate, who chose not to share her identity out of concern of retaliation, took their concerns straight to city officials.

Source: https://abc7chicago.com/des-plaines-threatre-awake-illinois-coalition-for-kids-lgbtq/12722623/

And that vulnerability raises a question, long familiar to European allies, about whether the U.S. would be willing to sacrifice Seattle to save Seoul when faced with the prospect of nuclear retaliation.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/nuclear-tension-korea-peninsula-accelerate-dramatically/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

And there are also reports that locals are trying to spoil tourists' views in retaliation by hanging sheets in their gardens.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1816587/locals-stavanger-norway-revenge-cruise-ships

An estimated 700 Greek males were executed by German troops and the entire town was burnt to the ground, in retaliation for the execution of nearly 80 Nazi soldiers by resistance fighters.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/11/boris-johnson-vacation-greece-kalavryta/

A similar number of Palestinians have also died since Tel Aviv began its retaliation.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-more-bloodshed-wont-resolve-israel-palestine-conflict/

As Russian artillery rained around him in retaliation, the man was urged to climb out of the trench and onto open terrain to be escorted by the Ukranian drone.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/12/ukrainian-drone-guides-russian-soldier-to-surrender-as-missiles-rain-18771836/

As the plane crossed over into Arab airspace, with the threat of violent retaliation now absent for the first time, O’Brien said the emotions were palpable.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/8/27/23786084/trump-adviser-robert-obrien-at-home

At the time of Valentine’s trial in 1994, prosecutor Michael Pepper argued that Higgins and Coleman were recanting their accusations only because they were afraid of retaliation for putting Valentine behind bars.

Source: https://ctmirror.org/2023/05/20/new-haven-daryl-valentine-conviction-freed-prison-innocent/

Both grew up in India’s western state of Gujarat, where Modi became chief minister in 2001 just months before the torrid anti-Muslim pogrom — two months of violent, bloody retaliation in the region from Hindu mobs.

Source: https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/02/20/adani-hindenburg-report-raises-modi-questions/

Brussels has agreed in turn that it will scrap its legal action against the UK, launched in retaliation over the former prime minister’s Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23350994.windsor-framework---sunaks-new-brexit-deal/?ref=rss

But going public with his allegations resulted in “very brutal” retaliation by his colleagues against him, Grusch said.

Source: https://www.e-know.ca/regions/east-kootenay/flying-saucers-myth-or-scientific-fact/

Can you tell the listeners some of the retaliation that you faced?

Source: https://therealnews.com/legal-weed-cannabis-workers-unionize-jobs-grassdoor-marijuana-delivery

Disrespect, whether it comes from being cut off in traffic or being asked to leave a party, demands retaliation, for young men who conceive of every social interaction as either a challenge to, or affirmation of, their social status.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2600399/violence-in-nm-and-the-south-151-the-correlation.html

Emily Ficklin Bowman, 42, of Spanish Fork, was charged Tuesday in 4th District Court with retaliation against a witness or victim, a third-degree felony.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/8/23/23842879/wife-utah-restaurant-owner-abusing-employee-arrested-alleged-threats

Even if such an operation were successful, it would risk triggering Iranian retaliation against neighboring countries aligned with the US, according to Al-Monitor's sources.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/07/us-israel-war-games-underscore-warnings-iran-nuclear-enrichment

Freedom fighter Udham Singh, who was among those who were injured in the massacre, assasinated Michael O’Dwyer, the then lieutenant-governor of Punjab and belligerent apologist for Reginald Dyer, as his retaliation.

Source: https://thelinkpaper.ca/jallianwala-bagh-massacre-a-look-back-at-the-horrific-tragedy-after-104-years/