as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
as with many action movies, this one ends with a wild chase and an over-the-top fight sequence in which the bad guys finally get their comeuppance
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Recent Examples of comeuppance
Montgomery could appreciate that, relaying a story of his own comeuppance.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
That this once-relevant scoundrel's fall from something like grace uplifts so many is a testament to the joy to be found in seeing a cocky operator get his overdue comeuppance.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Once the beyond-the-grave comeuppance arrives, this short is just standard shambling ghouls and raining blood.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Jax’s domineering rule is greasing the pot for the WWE women’s champion to get her comeuppance.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
That this once-relevant scoundrel's fall from something like grace uplifts so many is a testament to the joy to be found in seeing a cocky operator get his overdue comeuppance.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Once the beyond-the-grave comeuppance arrives, this short is just standard shambling ghouls and raining blood.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Jax’s domineering rule is greasing the pot for the WWE women’s champion to get her comeuppance.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comeuppance
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Harsh punishment for traumatized children took its toll.Jazzmin Jiwa, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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The proposition won 68% of the vote, and walked back some of the features of Prop. 47, which voters passed a decade earlier to reduce punishments for non-violent crimes.Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
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Her enigmatic character runs a tight ship, and anyone not towing the line will receive her explosive wrath.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, Daniele De Rossi and Ivan Jurić have already felt the wrath of owners The Friedkin Group, with both coaches sacked within two months.David Ferrini, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Litigation in federal court can be expensive, and penalties for violations can include paying back proceeds to the trademark holder and additional punitive fines.Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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The penalties for being a boardroom laggard in digital, cybersecurity and systemic risk oversight are expanding and increasing.Bob Zukis, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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