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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

come·back / ˈkəmˌbak/ • n. 1. a return by a well-known person, esp. an entertainer or sports player, to the activity in which they have formerly been successful. ∎ a return to fashion of an item, activity, or style: stirrup pants have made a comeback. 2. inf. a quick reply to a critical remark. ∎ the opportunity to seek redress.

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comeback

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

comeback •hatchback • saddleback • camelback •flashback, splashback •fatback • hardback • halfback •fastback • redback • shellback •setback, wetback •bareback •payback, playback •tailback, whaleback •zwieback • feedback • greenback •sweepback • leaseback • switchback •kickback • stickleback •slingback, wingback •piggyback •dieback, tieback •fightback, right-back •softback •clawback, drawback •talkback •callback, fallback •horseback • outback •blowback, throwback •rollback • yellowback • crookback •fullback • touchback • comeback •humpback • hunchback • cutback •fireback • pickaback • huckaback •Blumenbach • diamondback •cornerback • paperback • quarterback •razorback

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Commentary: Comebacks Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 5/9/2001
	Great Scott! Pippen thinking comeback Can 41-year-old make a difference, or... Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 2/17/2007
	Making comebacks has become the rage in sports.(Sports) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 5/22/2005