comebacks

plural of comeback

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Recent Examples of comebacks Europe staged one of the greatest comebacks in Ryder Cup history, winning eight matches and halving another to clinch the Cup by half a point. Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 What stands out from these examples, and from many other cases, is the candor with which everyone spoke about their health crises, their treatment and their comebacks. Steve Buckley, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 As is tradition, a few newcomers, comebacks and cornerstones on the New York Fashion Week schedule provided WWD an exclusive look at what inspired their collections. Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025 Josh Allen, Ed Oliver and Matt Prater had other plans as Buffalo pulled off one of the more insane comebacks in recent memory and cemented itself as the team to beat in the AFC. Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 The Sox staged comebacks in each game during the series. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025 If the first half of the year was about comebacks, reinventions, and global breakthroughs, then the fall promises to be about dominance—artists cementing their place in a year already overflowing with heavyweights. Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025 This year has taught me that setbacks don’t define us — our comebacks do. Natasha Dye, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Perhaps the recent competitive comebacks of 40-somethings like Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and legendary climber Chris Sharma are fueling the motivation. Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comebacks
Noun
  • Rank-and-file Democrats also have applauded Pritzker’s bullish retorts to Trump in recent days.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But businesses are hoping for more than just retorts.
    Satviki Sanjay Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • To get the monthly payroll estimates, the BLS surveys about 120,000 US employers, accounting for 600,000 work sites (roughly one-third of employment) and is based upon survey responses from employers across a wide swath of industries.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Nicholas is especially attuned to how the distortion of visual perception can trigger a cascade of runaway mental and physical responses.
    Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In her replies, the woman admits how much the situation hurts.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In a Reddit post, the owner, u/WorldlinessOk6575, shared the surprising results that proved their instincts were right—and a veterinarian's comment in the replies gave the story even more context.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The third walk-off loss in seven days resulted in a similar scene, with Scott buried in his locker and still searching for answers.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • That’s all there is to it for today’s Quordle clues and answers.
    Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The soap's sensual marketing theme earned mixed reactions on social media, with some users dubbing it a gimmick and questioning the item's cleanliness.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The design uses eight reactions, all driven by enzymes that exist in nature, though not together in the same species.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Comebacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comebacks. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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