Collocations for retaliation - noun

massive | swift | trade | nuclear

bring, prompt, provoke
a casual remark that brought swift retaliation from her boyfriend

threaten | fear

in ~
He never said a single word in retaliation.

in ~ for
They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day.

~ against
fearing retaliation against government troops

~ by/from
the possibility of retaliation by other governments

~ for
retaliation for the bombing of civilians

an act of retaliation