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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
That led to a driving layup by Quiñonez, who followed by rebounding a miss by Hidalgo and assisting on a breaking layup by Allie Ziebell.
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ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The metro turns the corner Saturday with highs rebounding into the 50s with more sunshine.
—Joseph Dames, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
That left the 6-foot-9 Jackson as the tallest starter for Memphis, but Wembanyama and his teammates showed no mercy, winning the rebounding battle 59-33 and outscoring the Grizzlies 56-34 in the paint.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
Both lead their teams in scoring, rebounding and assists.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The stat sheet will show Arkansas matched up well – the rebounding and turnover columns were pretty even, and those are usually the places where games are won – but the Wildcats simply outclassed Calipari’s team in the paint and shooting from the floor.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
The Hornets finished with a 57-35 rebounding advantage.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Center Rueben Chinyelu, the nation’s rebounding leader among power conference teams, finished with one rebound, no points and four fouls.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
The Cougars won the rebounding battle 46-29, had 19 offensive boards, blocked seven shots and turned it over just seven times.
—Tim Willert, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The metro turns the corner Saturday with highs rebounding into the 50s with more sunshine.
—Joseph Dames, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
That left the 6-foot-9 Jackson as the tallest starter for Memphis, but Wembanyama and his teammates showed no mercy, winning the rebounding battle 59-33 and outscoring the Grizzlies 56-34 in the paint.
—Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
Both lead their teams in scoring, rebounding and assists.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The stat sheet will show Arkansas matched up well – the rebounding and turnover columns were pretty even, and those are usually the places where games are won – but the Wildcats simply outclassed Calipari’s team in the paint and shooting from the floor.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
The Hornets finished with a 57-35 rebounding advantage.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Center Rueben Chinyelu, the nation’s rebounding leader among power conference teams, finished with one rebound, no points and four fouls.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
The Cougars won the rebounding battle 46-29, had 19 offensive boards, blocked seven shots and turned it over just seven times.
—Tim Willert, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebounding
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Of course, improvements from Volpe, recovering from shoulder surgery, and Wells, who had two hits in the nine-hole on Wednesday, would go a long way toward making that happen.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Cousins is recovering from Tommy John surgery last June and won’t be ready to pitch until late in the 2026 season if at all.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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But Pong only involves a bouncing square and a moving line.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
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Last night, Peralta started McGonigle off with a changeup that was fouled off before just missing with a sinker high and bouncing a changeup in front of the plate.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Dodgers were 3-0 after rallying in every game of their opening series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Shares of the precious metals miner followed suit, rallying 6%.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Rebounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebounding. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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