as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
as with many action movies, this one ends with a wild chase and an over-the-top fight sequence in which the bad guys finally get their comeuppance
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Recent Examples of comeuppance
The mainstream consensus solidified: The robbery was karma, comeuppance, a corrective to all that vacuous extravagance and clueless exhibitionism.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
One intonation may express sadness, another comeuppance.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
The five-chapter Final Destination movie series gets a reboot with Final Destination: Bloodlines, which follows the horror film series’ premise about people who cheat death, only for death to come looking for them with grisly comeuppances.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, those without humility have their justified comeuppance.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
One intonation may express sadness, another comeuppance.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
The five-chapter Final Destination movie series gets a reboot with Final Destination: Bloodlines, which follows the horror film series’ premise about people who cheat death, only for death to come looking for them with grisly comeuppances.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, those without humility have their justified comeuppance.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comeuppance
Noun
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The most extreme punishment the 24-year-old could receive is a ban spanning four years.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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While many see Juneteenth as an opportunity to celebrate freedom, the truth is that slavery still exists today, in prisons around the country, due to the loophole in the 13th Amendment that permits enslavement as punishment for a crime.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Esper incurred Trump’s wrath for urging restraint in deploying the military against protesters.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Most of the field wasn’t as pleased as Spaun as many of the tournament’s biggest names and the world’s best players felt Oakmont’s wrath early and often.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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There’s no legitimate reason businesses need to be shelling out money for lawyers and civil penalties over such things.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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Deploy third-party expertise to validate the compliance posture, avoid potential fines and penalties and minimize internal workloads. 7.—
Michelle Drolet,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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