as in punishments
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 comeuppances
These tend to involve love affairs or status issues or shock revelations and result in dismayed reactions and abrupt comeuppances for previously unflappable characters.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comeuppances
Noun
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Enhancements result in harsher punishments for the charges, such as extra prison time.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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But students and parents told the Star-Telegram those punishments were never handed out.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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The repeal followed Congress’s zeroing out of penalties for violating Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) targets as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The 5200 process can be initiated by anybody concerned about someone who is gravely disabled or a danger to themselves or others (with misdemeanor penalties for abuse of the reporting privilege).—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Comeuppances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comeuppances. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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