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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounced (back)
  1. recovered
  2. rebounded
  3. snapped back
  4. rallied
  5. came back
Verb
  • Although several arrests were made, no one was charged and it was never recovered.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Rowlan has fully recovered from his injuries and is now thriving at his forever home in Phoenix.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Definition of recovered
Verb
  • The monthly figure rebounded from its first decline since December 2022 recorded in May.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Despite the initial shock, McDonald rebounded and held the Rockies scoreless the rest of the way.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 July 2026
Definition of rebounded
Verb
  • The Dream, however, snapped back to finish the job and put themselves back in the win column for the first time since June 22.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
  • American sanctions on Iranian oil, temporarily lifted, have now snapped back into place.
    — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of snapped back
Verb
  • Ireland rallied, scoring through fullback Hugo Keenan in the 63rd minute.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Club stocks CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks rallied roughly 12% and 7%, respectively, on Tuesday — and so did hardware and memory names such as Dell and Micron .
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Definition of rallied
Verb
  • While its roots go back to Don the Beachcomber in Hollywood in the 1930s, tiki culture blossomed after World War II, when American soldiers came back from the Pacific theater with stories of tropical islands.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
  • Gunther smothered Cody, but Cody came back with to Cody Cutters.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of came back
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