comeback

Definition

A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.

Etymology

Deverbal from come back.

Example Sentences

• "That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback."
• "According to rumors in the entertainment world on December 6, Girls' Generation will be making a comeback next year with a masculine concept. They have supposedly decided on the title song in their new album and have begun filming the music video on December 6. It appears they have started preparing for a full-scale comeback! It will be the girls' first Korean comeback in a year since "I Got a Boy.""
• "I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment."