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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Interim manager Ray Montgomery said he’s been impressed with how Adell bounced back from the struggles early in his career.
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Weather radar sends out pulses of radio waves and detects what bounces back.
—Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
This time, bouncing back to his energetic self has been slow.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Atlanta’s 30-0 loss at Carolina last week rivals Miami’s season opener in Indy for worst performance by any team thus far, but that will have Falcons in major bounce back mode at home.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Weather radar sends out pulses of radio waves and detects what bounces back.
—Brandi D. Addison, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
This time, bouncing back to his energetic self has been slow.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Atlanta’s 30-0 loss at Carolina last week rivals Miami’s season opener in Indy for worst performance by any team thus far, but that will have Falcons in major bounce back mode at home.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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