rebounding

present participle of rebound
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as in recovering
to regain a former or normal state the economy will rebound from this latest slump

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Recent Examples of rebounding Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau, associate professor at Southern Illinois University, said the Illinois bobcat population has been rebounding after a long period of decline. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Kpler data shows Middle Eastern crude exports rebounding this month to their highest level since the war began. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 California is set to bring back a program aimed at reducing conflict between wild animals and people, as the state’s rebounding wolf population continues to cause concern among ranchers. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Groups of players flew up and down the floor in both directions, rebounding, running and passing ahead to teammates for transition 3-pointers and layups. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The cryptocurrency rallied more than 40% this quarter, rebounding from a slump and rising as high as $86,500 in September, its highest level since January. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 The ban would also raise global diesel prices, rebounding on American consumers who depend on imports. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The expansion of the playoff format to 14 teams in 2020 has made rebounding slightly easier; since then, 16% of 0-2 teams have gone on to make the postseason, including three each of the last two seasons. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026 Retail sales jumped in August, rebounding after a dismal July and showing that Americans are still opening their wallets even as inflation cuts into their budgets. — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebounding
Verb
  • Hawaii residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala, which produced heavy rain and winds strong enough to sweep about 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Circ’s technology is designed to separate polycotton into its component materials, recovering cellulose from cotton and PTA and MEG, the building blocks of polyester, from the polyester component.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The surface of the water acts exactly like a mirror, bouncing incoming sunlight at an angle away from the sun.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Klein not only wrote the score but co-wrote some of the songs and supervised others, bouncing ideas back and forth with Anders and Rachtman.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Both bounced back in a big way, rallying the Denver Broncos past Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams 30-26 in the latest come-from-behind thriller that's become so common in the Mile High City.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • After rallying briefly, the Rams could not hold off the Broncos in a 30-26 defeat in front of 76,633 at Empower Field at Mile High.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Rebounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebounding. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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