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Comeback

noun

A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one). Synonyms: counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte.

Return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity.

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"Comeback" Quotes from Famous Books

... he assured her. "It's just a comeback of an old ache. There was a power of heavy work ...

— The Happy End • Joseph Hergesheimer

... am I impressed with the wonderful comeback of the human soul. We are like those Chinese toys, which, no matter how they are buffeted, will come back to an upright position. It takes a little longer with us—that is all; but given half a chance—or less—people will rise ...

— The Next of Kin - Those who Wait and Wonder • Nellie L. McClung

... told you of these things, so that you were not surprised. And when does he come? His stay is protracted. Let me see, how long is it? Ah yes, near four years." Here she became altogether reckless, which she regretted afterwards, for she knew, after all, what was due herself. "He will comeback, ...

— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker

... lodge last night, and he tells me them fixtures what H. Rifkin got it was second quality, Abe. Flachsman says they wouldn't of stood being took down and put up again. He says he wouldn't sell them fixtures as second-hand to an East Broadway concern, without being afraid for a comeback." ...

— Potash & Perlmutter - Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures • Montague Glass

... series of economic reforms in 2002, thus enabling further IMF disbursements. Keys to future growth remain internal reform, the build-up of the confidence of international donors and investors, and a strong comeback in ...

— The 2002 CIA World Factbook • US Government