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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The Crimson Tide have bounced back in a major way from last season’s disappointing 9-4 campaign, and quarterback Ty Simpson is a Heisman Trophy favorite.
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
After winning on an epic Freddie Freeman walk-off home run in the 18th inning of Game 3, Toronto has bounced back and hit the defending champions with a couple of jabs, taking each of the last two games in Los Angeles.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The numbers haven't bounced back post-pandemic.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
There's a large body of physical evidence as well, including moon rocks, subsequent photos of the landing sites and the existence of a retroreflector that can bounce back beams from Earth.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
After winning on an epic Freddie Freeman walk-off home run in the 18th inning of Game 3, Toronto has bounced back and hit the defending champions with a couple of jabs, taking each of the last two games in Los Angeles.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The numbers haven't bounced back post-pandemic.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
There's a large body of physical evidence as well, including moon rocks, subsequent photos of the landing sites and the existence of a retroreflector that can bounce back beams from Earth.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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