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
That led to one of the wilder comebacks in sports history.
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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
The Broncos’ Mile-High Miracle The Denver Broncos pulled off one of the wildest comebacks in NFL history last Sunday.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 23 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 Denver Broncos pulled off one of the most remarkable comebacks in recent memory on Sunday against the New York Giants, overcoming a 19-0 deficit entering the fourth quarter to win 33-32 on a last-second field goal by Will Lutz.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 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
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
The Broncos’ Mile-High Miracle The Denver Broncos pulled off one of the wildest comebacks in NFL history last Sunday.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 23 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 Denver Broncos pulled off one of the most remarkable comebacks in recent memory on Sunday against the New York Giants, overcoming a 19-0 deficit entering the fourth quarter to win 33-32 on a last-second field goal by Will Lutz.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 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
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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
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The alliance emphasizes that climate emotions — anxiety, grief, even rage — are not pathologies but rational responses to a destabilized world.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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For example, they were asked to find a creative use for an everyday object, then their responses were ranked on inventiveness.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
28 Oct. 2025
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In addition, many Department of Education employees who were furloughed were surprised to see a message blaming Democrats for the government shutdown inserted into their out-of-office replies.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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In replies to Mace’s post, several users also shared screenshots of an exchange between Mace and a trans poster who called her out last November, shortly after Mace introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from women’s restrooms in the Capitol.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Eager for answers, Mae messaged Charlie’s owner but got no response.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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All of that has left the Heat seeking answers in the immediate aftermath of Rozier’s Thursday arrest stemming from his alleged involvement in a sports betting scheme.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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The crash has drawn a range of reactions — from conspiracy theories that suggest a government plot to sicken people to serious responses from people who oppose experimenting on animals.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Silicon Valley giants announce huge AI spending sprees Silicon Valley giants announced huge AI spending sprees, drawing divergent market reactions — while seeming to ease fears of a major market correction.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Comebacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comebacks. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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