comeback
- noun
- /ˈkʌmˌbæk/
- Fans were excited when the former champion announced his comeback to professional boxing after a long break.
- make a comeback
- stage a comeback
- a remarkable comeback
Back in my day, Bill Cosby wasn't planning a comeback comedy tour, Pudding Pops.
- Back in my day, Bill Cosby wasn't planning a comeback comedy tour, Pudding Pops.
- We won four, three, then saw the comeback in Amsterdam, which is insane.
- What is your honest thoughts about Monsta X's comeback?
- And AMD has been an ultimate underdog comeback story.
- We a set back is a setup for a comeback.
- And almost all of the latest data points pointed point or indicate rather that China's economic comeback is sputtering.
- After years years of grueling rehab, he still failed to make his much dreamed about comeback to the NBA.
- You, you, you make a comeback win and he got the numbers.
- But but that comeback, man, I mean, they came, they came back.
- He was the author of the best COVID comeback economy, the envy of the world.
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But the big story is the amazing comeback of Peter Sanderson, who is currently leading the tournament.
Fiction book (1992) -
The good news about marriage is that it appears to be making a small comeback.
Academic text (2003) -
What an amazing comeback, folks!
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- Are you considering a comeback tour?
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If they pull this off, it'll be the greatest comeback in NFL history.
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After the game, he tweeted congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on a great game and a fantastic comeback under immense pressure.
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Comeback of the year!
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So George Foreman begins the most unlikely of comebacks.
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After several years away from the spotlight, the singer made a stunning comeback with a new album that topped the charts.
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The actress's surprising comeback in the latest blockbuster was celebrated by critics and audiences alike.
Synonyms
A return of interest or activity after a time of decline
A new rise in activity or interest after a quiet period
Something that comes back after being absent or inactive
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Etymology
The word comeback comes from the parts come and back, meaning 'to return'. So a celebrity's comeback is their return to success or fame after a time away or a slow period.