rebounded

past tense of rebound
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as in recovered
to regain a former or normal state the economy will rebound from this latest slump

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Recent Examples of rebounded Last season, even as underlying numbers rebounded, Barcelona’s finances remained sufficiently open to interpretation that the club changed auditors not once but twice. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 This ignominious record doesn’t include 2020, when theaters hadn’t rebounded from the pandemic. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025 Some species rebounded even faster than expected, like Pacific ocean perch which recovered 34 years ahead of schedule. Amanda Leland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025 Advertisement The clown as a fun family entertainer rebounded in the late 1940s, as American companies developed cheerful new mascots to absorb Cold War anxieties. Time, 30 Oct. 2025 Walnuts on the rise The price of walnuts grown and sold by Yuba-Sutter farmers rebounded sharply last year after plummeting in 2022 and 2023, a trend that carried statewide. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025 After an extra-inning marathon that nearly broke MLB’s record for the longest World Series game, the Toronto Blue Jays rebounded Tuesday night to beat the defending champs, the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2. Staff, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025 Jennings rebounded from a downfield drop Sunday to make a third-down conversion at the 2-yard line to set up a touchdown that pulled the 49ers within one score. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025 Quarterback Tua Tagavailoa rebounded from three interceptions last week in Cleveland to four scoring passes Sunday, despite waking up Sunday morning with his left eye swollen shut. Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebounded
Verb
  • Others have turned toward the distant past to understand what has been lost and assess what can be recovered.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The missing jewels have not yet been recovered.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The puck bounced up and hit DeMelo in the face, and a referee whistled Boldy for high sticking, although replay revealed at no time did Boldy’s stick touch DeMelo.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • After the Seminoles committed a fourth-and-7 pass interference to give the Demon Deacons the ball near the red zone, FSU rallied.
    Matt Baker, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Then the Blue Jays then rallied to win Game 4 (6-2) and Game 5 (6-1) in Los Angeles.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025

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“Rebounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebounded. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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