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comeuppances

noun

plural of comeuppance

as in punishments

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 comeuppances These tend to involve love affairs or status issues or shock revelations and result in dismayed reactions and abrupt comeuppances for previously unflappable characters. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026

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Noun

The punishments were carried out in public every Friday, after prayers.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Some of those students say the university found their attackers responsible for the assault – only to let them off the hook with light punishments.

— Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of punishments

Noun

Part of the reform focused on eliminating misdemeanor criminal penalties, arrests and jail time for unlicensed mobile food vendors and replacing them with civil violations and fines.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Parents or guardians of minors could be held responsible for administrative penalties, but could not be held criminally responsible.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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