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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
The Atlanta Dream ran out of comebacks Wednesday night.
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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been right at the heart of those comebacks.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
For winning the contest, Tanner scored two tickets to Game 5 against Minnesota, landing great seats to one of the greatest comebacks in Avs history.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Indy has produced too many improbable comebacks and too many late-race twists for that.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The Star-Telegram service journalism team covered a range of news this week, from Hollywood productions filming in small North Texas towns to retail comebacks and consumer protection questions.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2026
Ben Johnson’s Bears are pioneers in the field of loopy comebacks.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Young was third in fourth-quarter comebacks last season and second in game-winning drives, which is the essence of playing quarterback.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
This Padres team already has 13 comebacks, eight of them from multiple runs down.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Christopher Harris, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been right at the heart of those comebacks.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
For winning the contest, Tanner scored two tickets to Game 5 against Minnesota, landing great seats to one of the greatest comebacks in Avs history.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Indy has produced too many improbable comebacks and too many late-race twists for that.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The Star-Telegram service journalism team covered a range of news this week, from Hollywood productions filming in small North Texas towns to retail comebacks and consumer protection questions.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2026
Ben Johnson’s Bears are pioneers in the field of loopy comebacks.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Young was third in fourth-quarter comebacks last season and second in game-winning drives, which is the essence of playing quarterback.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
This Padres team already has 13 comebacks, eight of them from multiple runs down.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comebacks
Noun
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LeBron James didn’t hold back from his retorts over his late-in-the-game elbow injury Thursday night against the Denver Nuggets.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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The hearing also lacked contentious partisan moments, but there were some sharp retorts.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their responses provide information about your external impact.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The team says the approach marks a significant departure from conventional cyborg insect systems, creating a bio-hybrid framework that works alongside the insect’s natural responses rather than overriding them.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
Noun
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And there are mailboxes where kids can drop letters or pictures for the dogs and get replies.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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And there are mailboxes where kids can drop letters or pictures for the dogs and get replies.—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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His family went without answers for five decades — until genealogy advancements allowed investigators to crack the cold case by linking human remains found at a waste transfer station in Pima County to Sipfle's family, per KVOA and KOLD.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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The most painful part of the quarter-long dry spell was that Oklahoma City seemed to have all the answers during San Antonio’s explosive first half.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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It’s managed by vigilantly avoiding animal products that could contain alpha-gal and working closely with doctors to find relief for symptoms and to prevent reactions.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
27 May 2026
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Negative reactions were not just from the media.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Comebacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comebacks. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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