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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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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
Only Atlanta, Milwaukee, Dallas and Miami have bigger negative differentials between their offensive rebounding percentage and their opponents’.
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Meteorologists say the chill will be brief, with highs rebounding into the 70s by Wednesday and 80s by the weekend.
—Sirena Bergman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
For the most part, rebounding has been really good.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
The Bengals were among the nation’s best rebounding teams last season, an area where SDSU struggled at times.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
The Heat, which was out-rebounded 61-38 in Wednesday’s loss in Denver, has had particular difficulty preventing teams from rebounding their own miss.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Active offensive rebounding by Walsh and Gonzalez set up Simons for the first of his two triples.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Megadeals are rebounding, with 27 transactions over $10 billion this year (up from 21 last year).
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Melvin should be worried about assists and turnovers and Tre should be worried about rebounding.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Eric Koreen, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Meteorologists say the chill will be brief, with highs rebounding into the 70s by Wednesday and 80s by the weekend.
—Sirena Bergman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
For the most part, rebounding has been really good.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
The Bengals were among the nation’s best rebounding teams last season, an area where SDSU struggled at times.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
The Heat, which was out-rebounded 61-38 in Wednesday’s loss in Denver, has had particular difficulty preventing teams from rebounding their own miss.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Active offensive rebounding by Walsh and Gonzalez set up Simons for the first of his two triples.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Megadeals are rebounding, with 27 transactions over $10 billion this year (up from 21 last year).
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Melvin should be worried about assists and turnovers and Tre should be worried about rebounding.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebounding
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Thomas had two of Miami’s season-high-tying three turnovers against Syracuse, also recovering a fumble at the end of the first half to keep Miami’s 14-0 lead intact.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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But Blue Origin does view safely recovering and reusing its rocket boosters as crucial for its business model.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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After corralling a pass from Amelia Greisner in the 52nd minute, Lasch spun around and fired a bouncing shot.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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And one country came out on top as the best spot in the world for bouncing from beach to beach.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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Viewers have already begun rallying for her return via a potential Wildcard or coach save in future episodes.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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Good for Mike McDaniel, rallying the team in the first game after the firing of GM Chris Grier.—
Chris Bumbaca,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Rebounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebounding. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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