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retaliation

noun as in vengeance

noun as in revenge

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The document says that after the revolution there was a climate of anger and retaliation against those associated or thought to be associated with Gaddafi.

From BBC

There is much more willingness to discuss issues of retaliation, an actual civil war.

From Salon

It recognises journalists who are leading voices for truth, justice and free speech, even in hostile environments, unstable settings, or under threat of retaliation.

From BBC

Department of Homeland Security defend the face coverings, arguing that identifying officers subjects to them to retaliation and violence.

"All Israelis must remain on high alert, as retaliation is inevitable. The attack has only given us a greater opportunity to respond with full force," he warned.

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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