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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Resilience is the capacity to bounce back from setbacks while keeping long-term priorities in focus.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Shiffrin is trying to bounce back after going 0 for 6 in her bid to win a medal four years ago.
—Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
But Stafford is expected to bounce back against the Seahawks.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
His 2024 Colts were a truly abysmal unit that had no problem bouncing back under different leadership in 2025.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Shiffrin is trying to bounce back after going 0 for 6 in her bid to win a medal four years ago.
—Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
But Stafford is expected to bounce back against the Seahawks.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
His 2024 Colts were a truly abysmal unit that had no problem bouncing back under different leadership in 2025.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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