1
as in reparation
usually reprisals plural
payment to another for a loss or injury
a peace agreement that was rejected because it contained no provisions for reprisals
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2
as in retaliation
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
after defeating them last year in the finals, our team nervously awaited the expected reprisal by our archrivals in this year's tournament
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Recent Examples of reprisal
But most of them requested that they not be identified due to concerns about reprisals.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
But many aren't talking to the press, fearful of reprisals.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
According to the outlet, a federal law enforcement source, speaking anonymously out of fear of reprisal, said officers and agents from the Los Angeles FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration were being brought in to assist with the immigration enforcement operation.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Read More: How Christian Groups Are Responding to Trump's Foreign-Aid Freeze
TIME spoke to humanitarian workers—many of whom asked not to be named for fear of reprisals to their employers—about the implications of the suspension.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reprisal
Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
But many aren't talking to the press, fearful of reprisals.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
According to the outlet, a federal law enforcement source, speaking anonymously out of fear of reprisal, said officers and agents from the Los Angeles FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration were being brought in to assist with the immigration enforcement operation.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Read More: How Christian Groups Are Responding to Trump's Foreign-Aid Freeze
TIME spoke to humanitarian workers—many of whom asked not to be named for fear of reprisals to their employers—about the implications of the suspension.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprisal
Noun
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However, even if a ceasefire is reached soon, Russia is likely to maintain control over the occupied territories, while Ukraine's hopes of receiving reparations from Moscow for post-war reconstruction appear unrealistic.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The situation exposes how an experiment in reparations that sought to lift people disproportionately harmed by prior enforcement against marijuana not only failed but also helped derail the rollout of legal cannabis in New York.—
Ashley Southall,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Michelle Visage has officially launched a revenge mission against the queens of RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 — and Entertainment Weekly went along for the (very wet) ride that left no cast member unscathed.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Our nation needs unity and the continuous series of vendettas and revenge threats and actions are anything but unifying.—
Peter Buonome,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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The post was designed to be an avenue through which federal employees could report corruption and wrongdoing without fear of retribution.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Johnson had acknowledged a hunger for further retribution from some GOP members ahead of the vote to censure Green.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Reprisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprisal. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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