comeuppance
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Synonyms
castigation, chastisement, correction, desert(s), discipline, nemesis, penalty, punishment, wrath
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Fred Waterford finally got his comeuppance, and belatedly, so did Serena. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Handmaid's Tale Showrunner Breaks Down "Ruthless'" Season 3 Finale," 14 Aug. 2019 Can anyone really object to seeing them get their gory comeuppance in Tarantino’s alternate universe? — Tom Carson, Los Angeles Times, "Woodstock glorified them. Tarantino barbecued them. In 2019, whither the hippie?," 15 Aug. 2019 And certainly there will be some who applaud Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page getting their comeuppance. — Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, "With Washington watching, will Facebook and Google keep buying startups?," 14 Aug. 2019 After three seasons of near-invincibility, Fred Waterford finally got his long-overdue comeuppance in last week's episode of The Handmaid's Tale. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Joseph Fiennes Is as Thrilled as You About Fred Waterford's Handmaid's Tale Downfall," 13 Aug. 2019 Diehard Trump enthusiasts view Hurd’s announcement as comeuppance for the congressman periodically criticizing the president’s boorish tendencies. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Hurd walked a thin line in his congressional swing district," 3 Aug. 2019 There’s intentional pleasure anticipating their comeuppance. — Barbara Vandenburgh, azcentral, "Review: Ari Aster's crazy new horror flick 'Midsommar' is ready to mess with your mind," 1 July 2019 The bad guys get their comeuppance and good guys get to be heroes. — Byron Mccauley, Cincinnati.com, "Revenge as a motive only makes matters worse," 26 June 2019 Ashley lives, the evil aunt gets her comeuppance and scenes of Ashley and Jack rocking out together at a dive bar accompany the closing credits. — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, "The Miley Cyrus 'Black Mirror' episode is Hannah Montana gone mad," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'comeuppance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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