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comeback

[ kuhm-bak ]

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noun

a return to a former higher rank, popularity, position, prosperity, etc.:
The ex-champion kept trying to make a comeback.
a clever or effective retort; rejoinder; riposte:
That was a great comeback the comedian made to the hecklers.
Informal. a basis or cause of complaint:
If you insist on buying these pointed shoes, you'll have no comeback when your toes start to hurt.

comeback

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to return
to become fashionable again
to reply after a period of consideration
I'll come back to you on that next week
to argue back; retort
come back to someone
(of something forgotten) to return to someone's memory

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First recorded in 1815–25; noun use of verb phrase come back

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He also teased that a radio comeback is imminent.

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Their prayers were answered with a comeback that appeared to benefit from a little divine intervention.

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Nowhere is that clearer than on his comeback single, Hello Heaven, Hello.

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"When we went on to the pitch at the start there was an enormous banner with 'comeback' written in Catalan."

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Zeldin told reporters on Monday that “powering the great American comeback” is one of the EPA’s top priorities.

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