retaliate
Example Sentences
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Some asked not to be identified, for fear the administration would retaliate or because they hadn’t been authorized to discuss the conflict.
From Salon
The 43-year-old Kwatra, who denies the allegations, said he trusts that the legal process will ultimately show that the accusations are an effort by Saks to retaliate against him for considering employment elsewhere.
Beijing had previously warned Mexico to think twice before moving ahead with the tariff hikes, saying it would retaliate.
Cambodia also insisted that it did not retaliate.
From BBC
Beijing quickly retaliated by sending Chinese coast guard vessels into waters around disputed islands and military drones near an outlying Japanese island.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
