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
Now Wendy is facing a comeuppance of epic proportions.
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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
Miss those lofty expectations, though, and the comeuppance is swift and harsh.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
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Some coaches did complain after reporting particularly brazen cases of tampering, pushing for punishments and seeing nothing happen to offenders.—
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The punishment fit the crime of murdering the law enforcement officer and father of three in cold blood.—
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The lingering fear of Jerry's wrath?—
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Voicer Jim Black is off to a good start and halfway there with the earliest biblical account of God’s wrath at humanity culminating with the great flood.—
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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.—
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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.—
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“Comeuppance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comeuppance. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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