BOUNCED (BACK) Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

bounced (back)

verb

past tense of bounce (back)

as in recovered

to regain a former or normal state once the cleanup from the hurricane is completed, business owners are hoping that tourism quickly bounces back

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The company exclusively used battery raw materials recovered from its own high-voltage batteries.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Sheriff’s deputies later recovered a long rope and a black chain in the apartment, authorities have said.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of recovered

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Sonoma County had a rainy late spring, so the vegetation rebounded and began drying out, leaving behind more kindling for fires.

— Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Chicago rebounded from a 6-3 loss at Cleveland on Wednesday that knocked them out of a share of first for the first time since July 4.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebounded

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In those cases, 211 stayed at the price after the initial movement, 62 continued moving and 80 snapped back to their original position.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Bitcoin and gold snapped back from steep midyear slumps, with bitcoin vaulting above $77,000 and gold nearing $4,700 as investors rushed into alternative assets this week.

— Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of snapped back

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On Monday, Vice President JD Vance rallied in support of Marshall at a manufacturing facility in Olathe.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
The stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks Thursday after falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of rallied

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About eight months after the last surgery, when Robby was just 10, the seizures came back.

— Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Murray was down for a time but eventually walked into the team's locker room for a concussion examination which came back positive.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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