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as in recovers
to regain a former or normal state
the economy will rebound from this latest slump
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Recent Examples of rebounds
Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Astral Weeks Becomes a Bestseller Again At the same time, one of Van Morrison’s oldest collections also rebounds.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Yu rebounds The Padres maintained there was a Pitchcom malfunction on the pitch Friedl hit over the right field wall for a lead-off home run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Lobelia rebounds in fall when cooler days return for a gorgeous autumn display.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Fair attendance rebounds Wilson County – Tennessee State Fair rebounded during its final three days.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
If the economy somehow rebounds next year, Republicans would most likely keep Congress anyway, and Newsom would have upended California politics for nothing.
—Gustavo Arellano, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Angel Reese #5 of the Chicago Sky rebounds the ball against the Connecticut Sun at Wintrust Arena on September 3, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Astral Weeks Becomes a Bestseller Again At the same time, one of Van Morrison’s oldest collections also rebounds.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Yu rebounds The Padres maintained there was a Pitchcom malfunction on the pitch Friedl hit over the right field wall for a lead-off home run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Lobelia rebounds in fall when cooler days return for a gorgeous autumn display.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Fair attendance rebounds Wilson County – Tennessee State Fair rebounded during its final three days.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
If the economy somehow rebounds next year, Republicans would most likely keep Congress anyway, and Newsom would have upended California politics for nothing.
—Gustavo Arellano, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebounds
Verb
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But unless the ball rolls out of the end zone, the play is live until somebody recovers the ball, as the referee explained on the microphone after the play.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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This approach recovers as much as 80% of the original capacity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During Sunday night’s match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and the Buffalo Bills, NBC revealed a new promo touting its coming coverage of the NBA, which bounces up in late October as part of a new 11-year rights deal struck between the basketball league and NBCUniversal.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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His 3-year-old grandson, Aaron Jennings, climbs the opposite chair and bounces on its spongy base, giggling.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The soap's sensual marketing theme earned mixed reactions on social media, with some users dubbing it a gimmick and questioning the item's cleanliness.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The design uses eight reactions, all driven by enzymes that exist in nature, though not together in the same species.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That keeps dilution low at the start, but if the stock rallies, the share count expands on conversion—once again, diluting investors.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Determined to prove themselves, Torrance rallies her team to create an original routine and face the Clovers in the national championships.—
Diane J. Cho,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Jeff is the author of Appalachian Fall (Simon & Schuster, 2020), which explored the decline of the coal industry and community-level responses to the energy transition.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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That genetic material contains an enormous amount of information within it, telling your body what proteins and enzymes to produce, how to configure them together, and where and when to activate a variety of responses.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In her replies, the woman admits how much the situation hurts.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In a Reddit post, the owner, u/WorldlinessOk6575, shared the surprising results that proved their instincts were right—and a veterinarian's comment in the replies gave the story even more context.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The third walk-off loss in seven days resulted in a similar scene, with Scott buried in his locker and still searching for answers.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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That’s all there is to it for today’s Quordle clues and answers.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kirk was known for cofounding the conservative organization Turning Point USA and for his controversial takes, which were considered misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist by some.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gagné used gear, including a gimbal, Steadicam and even a motion control system to shoot the sequence which in the end were stitched together 10 long takes that were stitched together.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Rebounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebounds. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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