snap·back
ˈsnap-ˌbak 
1
: a football snap
2
: a sudden rebound or recovery
a snapback of prices on the stock exchange
snapped back; snapping back; snaps back
: to make a quick or vigorous recovery
Examples of snapback in a Sentence
Noun
the doctor predicted a quick snapback for the rugged young soldier
Verb
teenagers will often snap back remarkably quickly
analysts hoped that the economy would snap back over the next few months
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Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
The Financials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) has been among the sector leaders during the market’s epic market snapback from the April lows.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Deadlines loom for when tariffs might snap back: in August for a deal with China, and July for the other countries.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Noun
The board may next take the breach to the UN Security Council, which could then be prompted to enforce severe snapback sanctions on Tehran, which Western security experts have long been urging the UNSC to pursue.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
The Financials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) has been among the sector leaders during the market’s epic market snapback from the April lows.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Verb
Hughes suggests the imperative of preventing systemic collapse was not in focus because of Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson’s belief in the market’s ability to discipline itself and snap back.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Deadlines loom for when tariffs might snap back: in August for a deal with China, and July for the other countries.
—Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Snapback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snapback. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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snapback
1 of 2 noun
snap·back
ˈsnap-ˌbak
: a sudden rebound or recovery
snap back
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)snap-ˈbak
: to make a quick recovery
snap back after an illness
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