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rebound

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verb

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as in to recover
to regain a former or normal state the economy will rebound from this latest slump

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Noun
After the Islanders evened the score when Anders Lee squeezed the rebound of his wraparound between Alexandar Georgiev and the near post at 5:33 of the first, the next 24-plus minutes were the worst of the season so far from the Colorado players in front of their goaltender. Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024 Collier led the way for the Lynx with a team-high 16, while Williams added 15 points, eight assists and six rebounds in the loss. Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Verb
Thanks to an abundance of sunshine in the afternoon, temperatures will once again rebound into the mid- to upper 60s on Friday. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2024 With a painfully low number of employees returning to the office, downtown is struggling to rebound, which further hampers tourism, city tax revenues, and local economic growth. Mark Farrell, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rebound 

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“Rebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebound. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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