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retaliation

noun as in vengeance

noun as in revenge

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The comments continued his campaign of retaliation against Tang and confused doctors and patients, the lawsuit alleged.

Instead, eight months later, Smith filed his own lawsuit against the city, alleging he faced retaliation for trying to blow the whistle on a range of misconduct within the LAPD.

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Beijing hit back with sweeping economic retaliation, restricting South Korean businesses and banning group tours.

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The Chinese have basically been boycotting us in retaliation for the tariffs.

Violence, enacted as retaliation for the cruelty dealt by the hands of the rich and powerful, momentarily levels the playing field.

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

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