rebounding

verb

present participle of rebound
1
as in recovering
to regain a former or normal state the economy will rebound from this latest slump

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2
as in bouncing
to strike and fly off at an angle the ball rebounded off the rim

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Recent Examples of rebounding The Valkyries also crashed the offensive boards, rebounding their own misses to give themselves more chances to score. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Josephine will begin to pull away Thursday, allowing winds and water levels to gradually subside, with highs rebounding to the upper 60s inland. — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Its shares plunged 32% on their market debut Tuesday, before rebounding by nearly 30% Wednesday. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Teen beauty spending is rebounding after experiencing a decline last fall. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Second chances may not come as easily for the Valkyries against Atlanta, which was the best defensive rebounding team in the WNBA in the regular season. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026 San Antonio won the rebounding battle 50-36 and pulled down 12 offensive boards. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Oct. 2026 The team reclaimed the National League East, rebounding emphatically from a disappointing campaign, and won a postseason series for the first time in five years. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The Knicks lost the rebounding battle, 39-28, and allowed the Wolves to shoot 55% on twos. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebounding
  1. recovering
  2. bouncing
  3. rallying
Verb
  • However, recovering their constituent materials at the required purity for reuse is technically challenging.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Osment plays a recovering alcoholic and social media influencer, with Kotcheff as Francis, who has abandoned her Amish community for Osment’s character, and Leder as the agoraphobic and heavily pregnant wannabe-actress Lillie.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of recovering
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  • Different industries and different backgrounds provide a pool of varied perspectives for bouncing ideas around about anything from negotiating salaries to making difficult management decisions.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Pratt made his fourth error of the postseason at shortstop, the Brewers’ ninth in 10 games, bouncing his throw past first baseman Jake Bauers on a leadoff grounder by Díaz.
    — Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
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  • Community and advocacy groups in Tarrant County, Texas, are rallying to get voters to the polls after county officials shut down dozens of early and Election Day polling locations weeks before the 2026 midterms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Bulldogs trailed 13-9 and 14-11 in the final set before rallying to win.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of rallying

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“Rebounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebounding. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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