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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In New York City, which is notorious for its expensive housing and rental markets, rent prices have bounced back after the pandemic declines, and are now still rising.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Chelsea bounced back from their 1-1 draw with FC Twente last week to regain footing with a 4-0 win over Paris FC in the latest round of the Women’s Champions League.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Building on the past, looking to the future Following last season’s bounce back from the disastrous 8-24 campaign in 2023-24 that saw Mizzou go winless in conference play, Gates reflected on the role of mentor Leonard Hamilton.
—Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
Green turtles, once on the brink, bounce back Green turtles, once on the brink of extinction, have bounced back, a new report found.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Chelsea bounced back from their 1-1 draw with FC Twente last week to regain footing with a 4-0 win over Paris FC in the latest round of the Women’s Champions League.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Building on the past, looking to the future Following last season’s bounce back from the disastrous 8-24 campaign in 2023-24 that saw Mizzou go winless in conference play, Gates reflected on the role of mentor Leonard Hamilton.
—Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
Green turtles, once on the brink, bounce back Green turtles, once on the brink of extinction, have bounced back, a new report found.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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