as in avenged
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for retaliated his neighbor's malicious destruction of his flower garden by cutting down the man's prize apple tree
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Recent Examples of retaliated Then, in the eighth inning, the Reds retaliated by hitting Willie Adames. —
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 In a country that bore the brunt of Iranian attacks as Tehran retaliated against Israel and the United States, authorities say the nation also faced barrages of a more insidious nature. —Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 Iran retaliated by attacking the world's largest LNG facility, in Qatar, damaging two production lines responsible for 17% of the small Gulf state's gas exports. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 And Israel has retaliated with attacks across Lebanon that have killed more than 2,000 people. —Alexandra Bacallao, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026 Last summer, during the bombing campaign against Iran, the Islamic Republic retaliated against Israel with large waves of ballistic missiles. —Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026 Arbuckle, a senior finance manager with over 20 years experience at Wells Fargo, claimed the bank retaliated against her for requesting medical accommodations. —Chase Jordan april 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026 Hezbollah retaliated to the heavy strikes — which prompted an international outcry — by launching missiles into Israel, though no serious casualties have been reported. —Abby Sewell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 The Jewish state retaliated after Hezbollah launched aerial attacks from the Lebanese capital of Beirut. —Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 In a country that bore the brunt of Iranian attacks as Tehran retaliated against Israel and the United States, authorities say the nation also faced barrages of a more insidious nature. —Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 Iran retaliated by attacking the world's largest LNG facility, in Qatar, damaging two production lines responsible for 17% of the small Gulf state's gas exports. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026 And Israel has retaliated with attacks across Lebanon that have killed more than 2,000 people. —Alexandra Bacallao, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026 Last summer, during the bombing campaign against Iran, the Islamic Republic retaliated against Israel with large waves of ballistic missiles. —Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2026 Arbuckle, a senior finance manager with over 20 years experience at Wells Fargo, claimed the bank retaliated against her for requesting medical accommodations. —Chase Jordan april 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026 Hezbollah retaliated to the heavy strikes — which prompted an international outcry — by launching missiles into Israel, though no serious casualties have been reported. —Abby Sewell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 The Jewish state retaliated after Hezbollah launched aerial attacks from the Lebanese capital of Beirut. —Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins avenged their only loss of the season and redeemed themselves after last season’s lopsided Final Four loss to Connecticut.— Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
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Payton Pritchard added 28-6-6 on 10-of-20 shooting as the Celtics avenged their 29-point home loss to Charlotte on March 4.— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
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