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comeback

noun as in recovery, triumph

noun as in snappy retort

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The Yankees managed to win a single game only because Judge hit a clutch home run to spark a dramatic comeback that provided a faint glimmer of hope.

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And, barring a stunning comeback, McIlroy will have the best possible response to the peanut gallery: for the second time in his career, he’ll have won the Ryder Cup on American turf.

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By the final day of the Ryder Cup, captain Keegan Bradley knew Team USA’s chances were so bleak that he could only point to one of the most improbable comebacks of all time.

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And while the near comeback briefly delivered a glimmer of hope that the U.S. could pull off something improbable, it ultimately magnified how disastrous the first two days really were.

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“The greatest comeback story in America is about to happen,” said Milton in a social-media video after his release.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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