comeback vs recovery

comeback

noun
  • An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw. 

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

  • A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one. 

recovery

noun
  • The act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack, in fencing, sparring, etc. 

  • The recovery of debt. 

  • A verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs. 

  • The extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore 

  • The ability to recover or regain health. 

  • The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost. 

  • A return to normal health. 

  • Renewed growth after a slump. 

  • The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying. 

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