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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Year 2 under Tim Albin is rapidly approaching, and Wednesday’s American Conference schedule release finalized the task ahead for the Charlotte 49ers, who are looking to bounce back from a one-win season in 2025.
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Podziemski scored 19 points, had six assists and grabbed eight rebounds while helping the Warriors bounce back from a loss to New Orleans the night before.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Lye has seen her patients who have had the flu shot bounce back more quickly and be back in school sooner than patients who have not been vaccinated.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Most perennial plants can bounce back from cold injury, so making sure that the root zone is not also experiencing damaging conditions like freezing and drought will help your plant come back to life for the rest of the growing season.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Podziemski scored 19 points, had six assists and grabbed eight rebounds while helping the Warriors bounce back from a loss to New Orleans the night before.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Lye has seen her patients who have had the flu shot bounce back more quickly and be back in school sooner than patients who have not been vaccinated.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Most perennial plants can bounce back from cold injury, so making sure that the root zone is not also experiencing damaging conditions like freezing and drought will help your plant come back to life for the rest of the growing season.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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