bounce back
phrasal 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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This strikes me as a good opportunity to bounce back, given that Nottingham Forest’s mini-revival under Sean Dyche seems to have ground to a halt.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The Raiders tried to bounce back later in the third quarter into the fourth, putting together two good drives that put them in Oregon territory.
—Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
The Panthers have shown an uncanny ability to bounce back.
—Mike Kaye
december 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
Curry shot 8 for 15 from the field while Butler went 11 for 12 from the free throw line for the Warriors, who bounced back from an overtime loss in Toronto in Sunday to win for the fourth time in five games.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The Raiders tried to bounce back later in the third quarter into the fourth, putting together two good drives that put them in Oregon territory.
—Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
The Panthers have shown an uncanny ability to bounce back.
—Mike Kaye
december 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
Curry shot 8 for 15 from the field while Butler went 11 for 12 from the free throw line for the Warriors, who bounced back from an overtime loss in Toronto in Sunday to win for the fourth time in five games.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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