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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While Alabama lost last week to Oklahoma, the team has a chance to bounce back strong in the final two weeks of the regular season.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Better defense While the Horned Frogs’ defense is trying to bounce back from its worst performance of the season, Houston’s defense already got some of its mojo back last week against Central Florida, holding the Knights to three points in the second half.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
The Garden District ode to haute Creole cuisine, now led by chef Meg Bickford, was able to bounce back from the trauma of the storm and remain a New Orleans institution.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
Wall Street bounced back from this week’s losses early Wednesday ahead of the latest earnings report from Nvidia, considered a bellwether for artificial intelligence sector.
—Yuri Kageyama, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025
Better defense While the Horned Frogs’ defense is trying to bounce back from its worst performance of the season, Houston’s defense already got some of its mojo back last week against Central Florida, holding the Knights to three points in the second half.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Nov. 2025
The Garden District ode to haute Creole cuisine, now led by chef Meg Bickford, was able to bounce back from the trauma of the storm and remain a New Orleans institution.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
Wall Street bounced back from this week’s losses early Wednesday ahead of the latest earnings report from Nvidia, considered a bellwether for artificial intelligence sector.
—Yuri Kageyama, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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