retaliate
verb (used without object)
to return like for like, especially evil for evil.
have retaliated
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present perfectof retaliate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Any Activision Blizzard employee found through our new investigative processes and resources to have retaliated against anyone for making a compliance complaint will be terminated immediately," Kotick said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2021
As attacks intensify, Afghan security forces and government troops have retaliated with increasing airstrikes, aided by the United States.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
The scammers have retaliated by getting a group together to report a user en masse, resulting in a Clubhouse ban.
From The Verge ● Apr. 14, 2021
Other countries have retaliated, including China, Europe, Canada and Mexico, taxing U.S.-made products that flow into their countries, including apparel.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2018
So this was all a trick," cried Patience, pettishly; "I wish I had known it, I would have retaliated upon you nicely.
From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by William Harrison Ainsworth
