bounce back
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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San Antonio is looking to bounce back after falling short of a comeback in a devastating manner in Game 2.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 June 2026
Though initially arriving malnourished, the puppies bounced back quickly, Cunningham says.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Wall Street held steadier Monday and recovered some of its sell-off from last week, as stocks swept up in the artificial intelligence boom bounced back.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The lead is starting to bounce back and forth between the two teams as the game remains extremely tight.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 9 June 2026
Though initially arriving malnourished, the puppies bounced back quickly, Cunningham says.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Wall Street held steadier Monday and recovered some of its sell-off from last week, as stocks swept up in the artificial intelligence boom bounced back.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The lead is starting to bounce back and forth between the two teams as the game remains extremely tight.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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