as in recovers
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 bounces (back)
Verb
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Even if a company recovers from a fraud incident, reputational damage is much harder to undo.—
Andy White,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026 -
As his wife recovers, each cycle of death and resurrection pulls him closer to something far more disturbing.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The virus hides out in reservoirs in the body and rebounds fast if people stop treatment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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And when Buxton rebounds, a Twins offense that entered Wednesday eighth in the majors in runs scored will improve.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The near-enough effect comes back into play in the weaving together of these clusters found elsewhere and adding a few other sporadic deaths.—
Faye Flam,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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Jerry also comes back, having escaped Fergal and now in search of his missing friend.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Mihai is less patient with the process and rallies his community to visibly protest among other tactics.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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National protest groups, including those organizing the No Kings rallies, are participating.—
Sarah Clifton,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Release and the keyboard snaps back to the letters.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Just then, Dick loses his hold on Pennywise, who snaps back awake.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Bounces (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounces%20%28back%29. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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