comeuppance
noun
come·up·pance
(ˌ)kəm-ˈə-pən(t)s 
: a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
One of these days, he'll get his comeuppance for treating people so arrogantly.
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One of these days, he'll get his comeuppance for treating people so arrogantly.
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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Others are the result of what could be thought of as a little instant comeuppance.
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
If this pilgrimage is meant to offer a comeuppance for these two overgrown Millennial boys, to relativize their own pain as small, this reckoning never arrives.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
Heels going 0-4 meant no heat, and no incentive for fans to return to see the villains get their comeuppance.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Back in the 1990s, the California-as-disaster-epic narrative was tinged with some gloating — a comeuppance for a star-making destination that for decades was America’s post-war wonderland.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
If this pilgrimage is meant to offer a comeuppance for these two overgrown Millennial boys, to relativize their own pain as small, this reckoning never arrives.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
Heels going 0-4 meant no heat, and no incentive for fans to return to see the villains get their comeuppance.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Back in the 1990s, the California-as-disaster-epic narrative was tinged with some gloating — a comeuppance for a star-making destination that for decades was America’s post-war wonderland.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Comeuppance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comeuppance. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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