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
Cast as Bud — a scene-stealing feline with a lion’s mane and a tendency to bite — the cat plays a key role opposite Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz, enduring shoot-outs, car chases and even a broken paw (don’t worry, the villain gets his comeuppance).
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Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Now Wendy is facing a comeuppance of epic proportions.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Is Grasso going to get his comeuppance?
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
That feeling of getting glee from seeing other people get their comeuppance.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Now Wendy is facing a comeuppance of epic proportions.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Is Grasso going to get his comeuppance?
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
That feeling of getting glee from seeing other people get their comeuppance.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comeuppance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comeuppance
Noun
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For now, the SGG is allowed to rise only until her level of ambition or desire becomes societally untenable—then her audience demands punishment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Monday, Iran's national police chief said protesters who turn themselves in by Thursday would receive lighter punishment.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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And farther north along Gleason Beach in Sonoma County, rapid erosion finally forced officials in 2020 to move a section of the road inland, to further avoid the ocean’s wrath.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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The mood in the crowd was widespread anger and sadness — recalling the same outpour of wrath that shook the city for weeks after the killing of George Floyd in 2020, although without the widespread rioting that had occurred then.—
Jack Brook,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Hendrickson proved to be too much, and Suamataia was benched for Morris after allowing two sacks and taking two holding penalties in the second half.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jimenez’s movement drags Forest centre-back Nikola Milenkovic up the pitch, allowing Smith Rowe to carry the ball forward and progress the attack, which leads to the award of the penalty that proves to be the game’s only goal.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Comeuppance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comeuppance. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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