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retaliate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | strike back |
| Type of | hit, strike |
| Derivation | retaliation, retaliatory |
The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing.
Examples of retaliate
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They told us that if bricks and things were thrown at us, we couldn't retaliate.
From the washingtonpost.com
The company also reserves itself the right to retaliate if it is attacked first.
From the techcrunch.com
What country in the world would not retaliate against rocket attacks against it?
From the economist.com
Rather than retaliate, ask what you would need to do to be considered next time.
From the stltoday.com
You can't just retaliate because normally it's the second guy who gets the flag.
From the usatoday.com
This feature alone keeps competitors off-balance, because they can't retaliate.
From the forbes.com
Many companies have started to do this and there's not a good way to retaliate.
From the sacbee.com
Young men from the area descended on Cronulla to retaliate following the riots.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Still, there must be no doubt that the desire to retaliate is strong and broad.
From the time.com
- Revenge: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
- Make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
- (retaliation) action taken in return for an injury or offense
- (retaliatory) of or relating to or having the nature of retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye"
- Revenge (also known as vengeance) is a harmful action against a person or group as a response to a real or perceived grievance. Although many aspects of revenge resemble the concept of justice, revenge connotes a more injurious and punitive focus as opposed to a harmonious and restorative one. ...
- Retaliate is the debut album of Maryland death metal band Misery Index.
- (Retaliation (Keak da Sneak album)) Retaliation is the fourth album by rapper, Keak da Sneak. It was released on January 15, 2002 for Black Market Records and was produced by Sean T, Keak da Sneak and One Drop Scott. It sold 2,500 copies on its first week on shelves.
- (Retaliation (song)) "Retaliation" is a single by Hip Hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, the third released from their second album Violent by Design, following "Heavenly Divine" and "Genghis Khan". Released in 2001, the single was the group's last release on self-run Superegular Recordings . ...
- (Retaliation (thrash metal album)) Retaliation is the second and final album by the Brooklyn crossover thrash band Carnivore. It was released in 1987 by Roadrunner Records, and later released on CD in 1991 without tracks 4 and 9.
