comeuppances

plural of 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. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comeuppances
Noun
  • City could face a points deduction or a relegation to a lower-tier league on top of fines or individual punishments for team executives.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In a September complaint, Bonta alleged that from 2018-19 through the first half of 2024-25, Black students received exclusionary punishments at about 4 times the rate of White students at the district.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Brooks Koepka in January became the first LIV player to return to the PGA Tour under financial penalties that included no access to equity grants for five years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Wild killed all five penalties against them and are 21 for 22 this season, the best penalty kill rate in the NHL.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Comeuppances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comeuppances. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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