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rebound

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verb

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as in to recover
to regain a former or normal state the economy will rebound from this latest slump

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Recent Examples of rebound
Noun
The sweeping move roiled the markets, triggering an immediate sell-off that was followed by a rebound days later. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 Bratt cleaned up the rebound to give the Devils an early lead. Peter Baugh, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
Kanye ranted, collapsed, rebounded—chaotically, but consistently. Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025 Economists say inflation could rebound later this year, potentially hitting 3% or higher as tariffs push prices upward. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rebound
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebound
Noun
  • More recently, Voight said that he's been surprised at the negative reaction the media had to Trump announcing Sunday — again via his social media platform — that a 100 percent tariff would be imposed on movies coming into the United States after being made in other countries.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 May 2025
  • Part of what makes Robinson’s Netflix show so consistently hilarious is the way his characters double down on the wrong reaction, turn minor fixations into all-consuming obsessions, escalate their anger to overthrow a situation’s over-the-top absurdity.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • The sector is still recovering from the profound disruptions caused by the pandemic, labor strikes, and more recently, the wildfires in Los Angeles… Any system, in my view, should encourage cooperation — not competition at the expense of others.
    Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 13 May 2025
  • Shell casings were recovered at the Greenwood Street scene and ballistic evidence from the van.
    Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Not only are the Cavs on the verge of being bounced out of the second round in five games for the second year in a row, but, depending on how the MRI goes Monday, Mitchell could be in street clothes for Cleveland’s last game for the second consecutive season.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • The program has been bounced from the second round in 2021, 2023 and now 2025.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • The Justice Department announced the decision in a filing April 25 in U.S. district court in Massachusetts, where a lawsuit had been filed in response to the terminations.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 4 May 2025
  • Last month, in response to Trump’s 145% tariffs on good from China, Beijing responded by vowing to reduce the number of U.S. movies imported into the country.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 May 2025
Verb
  • Groups will be marching on streets, rallying in communities, protesting on the local level at congressional offices, hanging banners and staging walk-ins in front of schools.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Friends of Karen began when Sheila Petersen rallied community support to help the MacInnes family care for their terminally ill daughter, Karen.
    Friends of Karen, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

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“Rebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebound. Accessed 16 May. 2025.

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