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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bouncing (back)
Verb
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Young had spent the lead-up to Game 2 recovering.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Saudi Arabia launched a high-profile effort to stamp out corruption in 2017 with the detention of princes, government ministers, and business moguls at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, recovering over $100 billion in assets.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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And the Saints showed a lot of fight in coming back from a 14-3 deficit to score 23 unanswered points and nab their first win.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But if someone needs something or someone to be taken care of, or to prevent something from coming back around, that would be the Dark Hearts.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Goldman’s investment banking business, which brings in fees from services like underwriting initial public offerings (IPO) and advising on mergers and acquisitions (M & A), has been rebounding over the past several quarters.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Boilermakers were also a below-average rebounding team.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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In fairness, Allen sold the call by snapping back his head in something of an NBA or international soccer flop.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The 10-year Treasury note yield briefly dipped below the key 4% level Thursday, the lowest since April, before snapping back later.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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But a week later, Army finished what North Dakota couldn’t, rallying from a 13-0 deficit for a 24-21 road win.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Mahomes didn’t rule out a rallying spirit for their teammate.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Bouncing (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bouncing%20%28back%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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