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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These comments were met by an avalanche of claims that this was karmic comeuppance for a track record of bad behavior.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
Every so often perpetrators of hospice fraud get their comeuppance, as in the case of the owner, CEO, operations manager and medical director at the Merida Group, which runs a network of hospices across Texas.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Loser: Basketball Gods The Mavericks really never got their comeuppance for tanking out of the playoffs last year for the draft pick that became Dereck Lively, huh?
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
For them, the case could represent a rare moment of catharsis: comeuppance for a man who, in their minds, poisoned the institution of the presidency.
—William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
Every so often perpetrators of hospice fraud get their comeuppance, as in the case of the owner, CEO, operations manager and medical director at the Merida Group, which runs a network of hospices across Texas.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Loser: Basketball Gods The Mavericks really never got their comeuppance for tanking out of the playoffs last year for the draft pick that became Dereck Lively, huh?
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
For them, the case could represent a rare moment of catharsis: comeuppance for a man who, in their minds, poisoned the institution of the presidency.
—William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 30 May 2024
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“Comeuppance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comeuppance. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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