A generation-long sequence of mistakes, omissions and delusion was about to receive its come-uppance.
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Come-uppance
Synonyms for "come-uppance" (27 found)
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Related words (13)
Sample sentences
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More people would pay, wrote Deputy Minister Pokrovskii, less to satisfy the need for revenue and more as come-uppance for the past shirking that was now unacceptable.
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Catwoman had been threatened since 1992, when Michelle Pfeiffer purred her way into our hearts as Batman's feline come-uppance in Batman Returns.
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He preserves a deep yearning to see sinners get their come-uppance here on earth.
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