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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People like to sit in judgment and watch people get their reward or comeuppance.
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Maer Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
Before eventually getting her comeuppance, Esther claims one last victim: Niko, who sacrifices her life to save Crystal from a deadly dagger.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
This contrast between the verdant and the villainous could stir all sorts of emotions: shock, anger, satisfaction over a possibly righteous comeuppance.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
For the final scene, in which Bodhi finally gets his comeuppance, Bigelow takes us back to the beach, but also to those miserable smoggy grays, as though to suggest Utah’s world swallowing Bodhi’s whole.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
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Maer Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
Before eventually getting her comeuppance, Esther claims one last victim: Niko, who sacrifices her life to save Crystal from a deadly dagger.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
This contrast between the verdant and the villainous could stir all sorts of emotions: shock, anger, satisfaction over a possibly righteous comeuppance.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
For the final scene, in which Bodhi finally gets his comeuppance, Bigelow takes us back to the beach, but also to those miserable smoggy grays, as though to suggest Utah’s world swallowing Bodhi’s whole.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Comeuppance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comeuppance. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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