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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
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In the same months that OpenAI was building its public support for the Illinois bill, the company was filing legal responses denying its responsibility in wrongful death lawsuits brought by the families of teenagers who died by suicide after extensive interactions with ChatGPT.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Better understanding nuclear fallout All vital pieces of a puzzle that can then be used to help plan emergency responses, cleanup operations, and weapons monitoring.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 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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Morales, a behavioral interventionist at Brookhurst Elementary, said there are more questions than answers about the situation unfolding in her hometown.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
24 May 2026
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After years of digging, the answers Soderquist found mean many other Americans will get the chance to admire the picture at the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
24 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 31 May. 2026.
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