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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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Noun
China roundly condemned the Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on Iran, and at a trilateral meeting with Russia in Tehran in July, Beijing and Moscow backed Iran against more Western sanctions, pointing to their opposition to any momentum to reinstate the snapback.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Field & Stream's snapback trucker hat is a classic nod to outdoor style.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
Verb
That’s enough to put a drag on the fund’s portfolio when European stocks snap back to reality.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Setup was simple: The front panel popped off easily, and the layered filters snapped back into place intuitively.
—Michelle Rostamian, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Snapback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snapback. Accessed 24 Aug. 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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