comeback
/ˈkʌmbæk/ noun B2- A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance. · That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback.
- A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one. · I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.
- An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.
Plural comebacks
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