Noun The species was nearly extinct but is now making a comeback. Short skirts were out of fashion for many years, but now they're making a comeback. The team was trailing after the first half, but they made a comeback and won in the second half. The team mounted a comeback in the second half of the season. Verb she's slowly coming back after being in a coma the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong See More
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For the third straight game, Cleveland held off a Twins comeback attempt, escaping trouble behind a tremendous relief effort by Sam Hentges in the seventh when Minnesota threatened to tie the score. Joe Noga, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 While the Bills added Von Miller, Belichick let cornerback J.C. Jackson leave in free agency and replaced him with Malcolm Butler, whose comeback attempt ended in a release. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Senior Nick Usher stepped right in and helped to fight off the Raiders’ furious comeback attempt. Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022 It’s not Alabama linebacker Eryk Anders, unblocked, walloping Garrett Gilbert and snuffing out a comeback attempt. Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Sep. 2022 After a failed comeback attempt, Pilatus’ life spiraled out of control. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 Defensively, Fairfield thwarted any last-ditch comeback attempt by recording takeaways on each of Wayne's final two drives.The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2022 La Russa noted the comeback attempt Thursday as a sign of the team’s effort. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Bizarre ninth inning sequence kills Diamondbacks comeback attempt in loss to Pirates Arizona State football, Herm Edwards slammed in college football coach hot seat ranking Support local journalism: Subscribe to azcentral.com today. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 See More