as in recovering
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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Verb
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Severe thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes are expected across parts of Oklahoma on Friday and Friday night, as the state is already recovering from deadly storms overnight.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Oklahoman,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Perry started the year recovering from knee surgery and was perhaps the Kings’ best forward for a stretch soon after.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Your precious hours of sleep quickly diminish, which only makes coming back into the office, or signing on for a meeting the morning after a late flight, that much harder.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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By Tuesday morning, roads were beginning to reopen, mass transportation was coming back online in some cities and power had returned for some of the hundreds of thousands who had lost electricity in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware and Rhode Island.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Bruins also won the rebounding battle, 37-26.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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Adebayo heated up as the game went along; his 12 fourth quarter points were vital, and his rebounding helped offset Moussa Diabete’s 14 boards.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Bouncing (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bouncing%20%28back%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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