as in reparation
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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Recent Examples of reprisals
Wellcare terminated coverage for about 140,000 Value Script beneficiaries in April, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly about it and feared reprisals at work for doing so.
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Susan Jaffe,
NPR,
6 July 2026
Too few people know that journalists covering sports face reprisals for this work, which can stymie reporting and public accountability.
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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Ukrainians say armed formations on both sides, including the UPA and Polish underground forces, were involved in attacks and reprisals that led to large-scale civilian casualties among Poles and Ukrainians.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Iran’s reprisals have targeted civilians and public spaces across the Middle East.
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Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Hansen, a carriage horse driver herself, said the decision to stay off the streets was part heartbreak for Deniz and part fear of reprisals.
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Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Candidates who challenge the powerful can draw strong but silent support, because there is open fear of reprisals from city officials against those who back any challenger to the people in charge.
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Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Global economic outlook worsens over Iran war The US and Iran appeared still willing to reach a peace deal despite American strikes and Tehran’s threats of reprisals — but the global economic fallout from the conflict deepened.
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semafor.com,
29 May 2026
During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.
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Bruce Schneier,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
Susan Jaffe,
NPR,
6 July 2026
Too few people know that journalists covering sports face reprisals for this work, which can stymie reporting and public accountability.
—
Gypsy Guillén Kaiser,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Ukrainians say armed formations on both sides, including the UPA and Polish underground forces, were involved in attacks and reprisals that led to large-scale civilian casualties among Poles and Ukrainians.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Iran’s reprisals have targeted civilians and public spaces across the Middle East.
—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Hansen, a carriage horse driver herself, said the decision to stay off the streets was part heartbreak for Deniz and part fear of reprisals.
—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Candidates who challenge the powerful can draw strong but silent support, because there is open fear of reprisals from city officials against those who back any challenger to the people in charge.
—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Global economic outlook worsens over Iran war The US and Iran appeared still willing to reach a peace deal despite American strikes and Tehran’s threats of reprisals — but the global economic fallout from the conflict deepened.
—
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.
—
Bruce Schneier,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprisals
Noun
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Alameda County supervisors voted Tuesday to create a permanent reparations committee for Black residents, moving a sweeping set of recommendations from study to the harder question of implementation.
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This vessel has a controversial past, built by Nazi Germany in 1935 as SSS *Horst Wessel*, named after a Nazi martyr, before being taken as war reparations by the US.
Noun
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In the lawsuit, Flagg is asking for injunctive relief, damages, profits and attorneys' fees, arguing Swift's use of the phrase could create consumer confusion and damage the value of her existing brand.
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According to the complaint, the Barbours are seeking personal injury damages for their physical injuries, and survival and wrongful death damages for Avila's estate.
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“Reprisals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprisals. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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