1
as in retorts
a quick witty response
always ready with a comeback for every insult
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2
as in responses
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
regardless of the question posed by the prosecutor, the witness had a plausible comeback
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Recent Examples of comebacks
Some of our Club holdings staged brilliant comebacks from their 2025 lows.
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Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
The New York Knicks ended a 53-year drought, winning the NBA championship after a historic playoff run featuring remarkable comebacks.
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Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Another turn in an improbable week for the Phillies, who staged three ninth-inning comebacks against the Washington Nationals and scored the winning run in the seventh to win 2-1 against the New York Mets on Friday.
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Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Her likely victory would mark one of the most consequential political comebacks in recent Peruvian history.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
While at the helm of Arista, Davis helped launch the careers of Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Whitney Houston, Alan Jackson and more, while navigating big comebacks for Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana.
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Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The Knicks’ poise and their resilience were the team’s defining trademarks, as three of the five largest comebacks in NBA Finals history came during this series against the Spurs.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
But even the Knicks’ inspiring comebacks in two of the games to take the crown couldn’t help ABC’s morning show, which would typically benefit more noticeably from a big spectacle being on the network.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Chicago Bears — With an NFL-record seven of their wins coming via comebacks after trailing in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, the Bears might have been without peer as the NFL's most exciting team in 2025.
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Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
The New York Knicks ended a 53-year drought, winning the NBA championship after a historic playoff run featuring remarkable comebacks.
—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Another turn in an improbable week for the Phillies, who staged three ninth-inning comebacks against the Washington Nationals and scored the winning run in the seventh to win 2-1 against the New York Mets on Friday.
—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Her likely victory would mark one of the most consequential political comebacks in recent Peruvian history.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
While at the helm of Arista, Davis helped launch the careers of Barry Manilow, Patti Smith, Whitney Houston, Alan Jackson and more, while navigating big comebacks for Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana.
—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The Knicks’ poise and their resilience were the team’s defining trademarks, as three of the five largest comebacks in NBA Finals history came during this series against the Spurs.
—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
But even the Knicks’ inspiring comebacks in two of the games to take the crown couldn’t help ABC’s morning show, which would typically benefit more noticeably from a big spectacle being on the network.
—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Chicago Bears — With an NFL-record seven of their wins coming via comebacks after trailing in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, the Bears might have been without peer as the NFL's most exciting team in 2025.
—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comebacks
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LeBron James didn’t hold back from his retorts over his late-in-the-game elbow injury Thursday night against the Denver Nuggets.
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The hearing also lacked contentious partisan moments, but there were some sharp retorts.
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Social media has fundamentally reshaped crisis management, demanding immediate and public responses from brands.
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Jenny Mace of the University of Winchester and colleague Andrew Knight ran an online survey of chicken owners in 2024, drawing more than 2,000 responses.
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When asked specifically about religion, the models provide neutral, respectful replies, Wingate said.
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The tweet announcing the move has an absurd 57,000 replies and 55,000 retweets, 99% furious.
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McCurley later pleaded guilty to murder, giving Walker’s family answers after 46 years.
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For thousands of Venezuelans, however, the absence of definitive answers has become one of the tragedy’s most painful consequences.
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The fund’s June 29 Facebook post had amassed nearly 8,000 comments and reactions as of July 2, with many suggesting drones be banned on the island except when needed by law enforcement.
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Many of the other current and former female activists involved in the fight shared their reactions to the ruling after it was announced.
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“Comebacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comebacks. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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