bounce back
verb
bounced back; bouncing back; bounces back
: to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event
She bounced back easily from her surgery.
After losing the first three games of the series, they bounced back to win their next eight games.
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Not a bad way to bounce back after nearly giving up on professional golf and just doing YouTube.
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This evolutionary tactic allows young trees to survive drought and bounce back if grazed to the ground by animals.
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Greg Toppo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
An email sent to an address associated with the page bounced back.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 12 May 2026
Not a bad way to bounce back after nearly giving up on professional golf and just doing YouTube.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
This evolutionary tactic allows young trees to survive drought and bounce back if grazed to the ground by animals.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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