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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Industry’s seductions and warnings seesaw relentlessly; each trading-floor triumph or delirious night at the club tends to crash into a comeuppance and a monstrous hangover.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
To Europeans, the crisis was the United States’ comeuppance.
—Adam Tooze, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2018
When her government-agent boyfriend is murdered, Foxy goes undercover as a prostitute to infiltrate a criminal syndicate and does not mess around delivering a severe comeuppance.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
He’s got his comeuppance a little bit, but he’s obviously not redeemed.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2024
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
To Europeans, the crisis was the United States’ comeuppance.
—Adam Tooze, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2018
When her government-agent boyfriend is murdered, Foxy goes undercover as a prostitute to infiltrate a criminal syndicate and does not mess around delivering a severe comeuppance.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
He’s got his comeuppance a little bit, but he’s obviously not redeemed.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2024
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“Comeuppance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comeuppance. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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