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
These journeys are more complex than a simple tale of rich people getting their comeuppance in the tropics.
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Paddington will feel like two families are better than one, Mary will stare down the oncoming existential crisis of the empty nest, nobody will feel like the country of Peru has been insulted, the bad guys get their comeuppance and the good guys save the day.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
And, for those of us whose compassion can still interfere with witnessing a satisfying comeuppance, surprisingly stirring.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
And a healthy portion tunes in hoping the Chiefs get their comeuppance.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Paddington will feel like two families are better than one, Mary will stare down the oncoming existential crisis of the empty nest, nobody will feel like the country of Peru has been insulted, the bad guys get their comeuppance and the good guys save the day.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
And, for those of us whose compassion can still interfere with witnessing a satisfying comeuppance, surprisingly stirring.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
And a healthy portion tunes in hoping the Chiefs get their comeuppance.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comeuppance
Noun
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The firm warns Trump’s punishments of firms could diminish the independence of lawyers and force them to embrace viewpoints of whichever group happens to hold governmental power.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Here’s how: Normalize Learning from Mistakes: High performers thrive in cultures where feedback is a tool for growth, not punishment.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The film’s first trailer release sparks new backlash, this time around its stars’ political leanings Instead of enthusiasm and anticipation for the movie, Disney’s first official Snow White trailer drop incurred the wrath of fans on either side of the Israel-Palestine conflict.—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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The cause of Montgomery's wrath, and of his March 30 date, is the Federal Communications Commission, which set an April 1, 2025, deadline for smaller jails to lower the obscene rates of inmate phone calls.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Mar. 2025
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The penalty was the second for Urías under the policy after a 20-game suspension in 2019.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The law also lowered some mandatory minimum prison sentences for prisoners given an enhanced penalty if they were convicted of a serious drug felony or serious violence felony.—
Taylor Millard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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