"retaliated" in the verb sense
1. revenge, avenge, retaliate
take revenge for a perceived wrong
"He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
2. retaliate, strike back
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
"The Empire strikes back"
"The Giants struck back and won the opener"
"The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
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