as in retaliatory
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Recent Examples of retributive
Rather, the Chinese Communist Party is also given credit for its ability to satisfy the public’s strong desire for retributive justice.
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Dan Chen, The Conversation, 24 June 2024
Earlier this year, in a clear attempt to encourage retributive attacks in the United States, ISIS reported that U.S. forces had destroyed Iraq’s al-Nuri mosque.
—Michael S. Smith Ii, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2017
A week later, Hamas attacked military and civilian sites in Israel, and Israel began its retributive campaign against Gaza.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
No doubt there will be clear or hidden retributive acts against Bates for endorsing Dixon.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2024
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Dan Chen, The Conversation, 24 June 2024
Earlier this year, in a clear attempt to encourage retributive attacks in the United States, ISIS reported that U.S. forces had destroyed Iraq’s al-Nuri mosque.
—Michael S. Smith Ii, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2017
A week later, Hamas attacked military and civilian sites in Israel, and Israel began its retributive campaign against Gaza.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024
No doubt there will be clear or hidden retributive acts against Bates for endorsing Dixon.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retributive
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Eventually, this revengeful streak will result in loneliness and isolation.Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Artemis was revengeful toward anyone who trespassed in wild nature, and trespassing could mean neglect, like not paying your dues.Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 20 June 2023
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Companies currying favor have been replaced with those reacting to a climate of fear—of punishing lawsuits, of punitive regulatory reactions—fear that democracy is being replaced by a kind of klepto-feudalism.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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However, an essential element is missing regarding student enforcement: eliminating punitive measures, such as suspensions, in favor of more supportive interventions.Nia Hayes and Allyssa Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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But when a president, at the end of his term in office, in the interest of fairness, corrects mistakes made by the penal system during his or a previous president's term, that is often a grace note of his time in office.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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The county prisoners held at the site were moved to Milwaukee County's new penal farm in what was then the Town of Franklin.Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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That Buzbee is not admitted to this Court—and thus is apparently attempting to avoid its disciplinary authority—only underscores the pressing need for such an order.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
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The barrier unit puts up metal and wood barriers and other crowd control equipment ahead of protests, parades or other large public gatherings and is largely made up of cops on desk duty facing potential disciplinary action.Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Retributive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retributive. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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