1
as in retorts
a quick witty response
always ready with a comeback for every insult
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as in responses
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
regardless of the question posed by the prosecutor, the witness had a plausible comeback
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Recent Examples of comebacks
This time, however, Gorst’s remarkable string of comebacks ran out as Yapp held him off and won the title, 13-11.
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Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
These entrants can range from returning legends to main roster comebacks from injury, or even crossover appearances from other promotions.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
That led to one of the wilder comebacks in sports history.
—Nick Zaccardi, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Those 63 comebacks comprise more wins by themselves than exactly half the league’s teams have total wins during that same time frame.
—Sam McDowell 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Wilson was responding to Payton’s comments after the Broncos stormed back to beat the Giants 33-32 on Sunday in one of the most dramatic comebacks in recent NFL history.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Brands once left behind—Juicy Couture, Baby Phat, Von Dutch—are making strategic comebacks.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The mouth-agape comebacks of John Elway define this franchise.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers themselves have been part of seven of those 15 comebacks, winning four of them.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
These entrants can range from returning legends to main roster comebacks from injury, or even crossover appearances from other promotions.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
That led to one of the wilder comebacks in sports history.
—Nick Zaccardi, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Those 63 comebacks comprise more wins by themselves than exactly half the league’s teams have total wins during that same time frame.
—Sam McDowell 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Wilson was responding to Payton’s comments after the Broncos stormed back to beat the Giants 33-32 on Sunday in one of the most dramatic comebacks in recent NFL history.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Brands once left behind—Juicy Couture, Baby Phat, Von Dutch—are making strategic comebacks.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The mouth-agape comebacks of John Elway define this franchise.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers themselves have been part of seven of those 15 comebacks, winning four of them.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comebacks
Noun
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In amongst the abuse hurled at Rory McIlroy, the beer thrown at Rory McIlroy, the emphatic retorts from Rory McIlroy and also some golf from Rory McIlory (and 23 other guys), something interesting kept cropping up during the Ryder Cup at Bethpage.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Smaller groups of five, 40 or a little under a hundred people gather routinely with posters, chants and, sometimes, retorts for passing motorists who support the president.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The cascading legal rulings — plus the varying responses of each state to the shutoff — means people who rely on SNAP are in vastly different situations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Fifty responses aired grievances with ACHD operations and management unrelated to impact fees or the capital improvement plan.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Facebook tested a comparable dislike button in 2015 and 2018, which would only contribute to the rankings of replies on public Facebook pages and wouldn’t apply to private posts from friends, but ultimately didn’t choose to keep the feature.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Nov. 2025
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But the replies, for the most part, were full of praise for his inventive, if a little scary, efforts.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During cross-examination, he was upbraided for long answers that did not immediately answer the question he had been asked.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The affable star guard delivered another of his patently honest answers.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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This approach enhances the adsorption of lithium polysulfides and accelerates their redox reactions, thereby mitigating the shuttle effect and improving overall kinetics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The actress spoke out about reactions to the Paul Thomas Anderson film and her character, Perfidia Beverly Hills.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Comebacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comebacks. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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