comeuppances

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A form of comeuppance — Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of comeuppance

    Unlike many television representations, these movies generally have similar outcomes, with the bullies getting their comeuppances.

    2013, Patrice A. Oppliger, Bullies and Mean Girls in Popular Culture, page 29
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