retaliated in English

verb
1
make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack.
the blow stung and she retaliated immediately
synonyms:fight backhit backrespondreactreplyreciprocatecounterattackreturn like for likeget back at someonegive tit for tattake reprisalsget evenget one's own backpay someone backgive someone a taste of their own medicinehave/get/take one's revengebe revengedavenge oneself
verb

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1. Obviously I haven't done it. You retaliated unjustly.

2. He slapped his sister, who retaliated by kicking him.

3. Yaxchilan retaliated in 759, gaining a victory over its enemy.

4. The Soviet Union retaliated by threatening "dire consequences" if the condemnations were not retracted.

5. The French retaliated with their own planes, but the damage caused was less than equal.

6. The North has not retaliated militarily but amid the rising tension last week vowed a " sacred war " .

7. The destroyer moved to investigate, at which point the unknown ship opened fire, and Patterson retaliated.

8. The British retaliated with a punitive sweep that began on 10 November, under the cover of air attacks.

9. The papacy did not respond well to this criticism of Hadrian, and Leo retaliated sharply in 7

10. Styles struck Nakamura with a chair, however, Nakamura retaliated with a low blow; Styles stood at an eight count.

11. The Parliament of England retaliated with the Alien Act 1705, threatening to devastate the Scottish economy by restricting trade.

12. Michael Gardenier says he was retaliated against when he Complained about misconduct, which included details of wrongdoing on the part of …

13. A neighbour retaliated on behalf of his fallen friend and in an instant a volcano of commotion had erupted in front of Hencke.

14. The FAA ignored safety issues ahead of deadly crashes, Cozied up with companies it was supposed to regulate, and retaliated against whistleblowers, according to …

15. In December, the Taliban retaliated for the brazenness of the resistance in the district, sending a suicide bomber to disrupt voting during a by-election.

16. The Maya retaliated at first by withholding church taxes, taking their children out of church schools, shunning catechism classes, and refusing to work on the haciendas, or plantations.

17. Horne is now fighting for her full pension and pushing to pass Cariole's Law, which she said would protect police who intervene from being retaliated against.

18. On 11 March 1831, in what became known as the "noite das garrafadas" (night of the broken bottles), the Portuguese retaliated and turmoil gripped the streets of the national capital.

19. Admiral Scheer retaliated two days later by bombarding Almería, causing much destruction, and the resulting Deutschland incident meant the end of German and Italian participation in non-intervention.

20. These Belligerences resulted in clashes with law enforcement, whose efforts were to enforce compliance; in return some residents retaliated by throwing stones and bottles at officers in a most disgraceful way

21. The nations Conquered and held as a province have, in time, retaliated by destroying the liberty of their conquerors through the corrupting effect of extended patronage and irresponsible power

22. Schwarzenegger retaliated by placing a pillow stitched with the words "Need a lift?" on the five-foot-five inch (165 cm) Wesson's chair before a negotiating session in his office.