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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
CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
The 6-11 German forward impressed in his freshman season with his ability to score at the rim and scoop rebounds almost effortlessly.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Johnny Radford totaled 12 points and four rebounds off the bench.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
There’s also Jonathan Fox, a high-motor athlete who recently made national headlines with a 360 alley-oop dunk, and Kameron Price, a pesky guard who welcomes the toughest defensive assignments, facilitates while taking care of the basketball and rebounds well for his size.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
Look for signs of leaf-yellowing and fertilize more often until the plant rebounds.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Hulsewe responded with a season-high in points (9), rebounds (4) and minutes (9).
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
When the final buzzer sounded, Nembhard finished with career highs in points (28), rebounds (3), assists (10) and 3-pointers (4).
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Even with dramatically better affordability, rebounds from the Great Recession’s troubles were lethargic.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
Mitchell Robinson had a career-high 22 rebounds to go with 12 points as last year's Eastern Conference runner-up won its second straight and its sixth game in nine contests.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
The 6-11 German forward impressed in his freshman season with his ability to score at the rim and scoop rebounds almost effortlessly.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Johnny Radford totaled 12 points and four rebounds off the bench.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
There’s also Jonathan Fox, a high-motor athlete who recently made national headlines with a 360 alley-oop dunk, and Kameron Price, a pesky guard who welcomes the toughest defensive assignments, facilitates while taking care of the basketball and rebounds well for his size.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
Look for signs of leaf-yellowing and fertilize more often until the plant rebounds.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Hulsewe responded with a season-high in points (9), rebounds (4) and minutes (9).
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
When the final buzzer sounded, Nembhard finished with career highs in points (28), rebounds (3), assists (10) and 3-pointers (4).
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
Even with dramatically better affordability, rebounds from the Great Recession’s troubles were lethargic.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebounds
Noun
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Exposure to moisture and carbon dioxide can trigger side reactions that degrade the cathode, blocking ion movement and reducing performance.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Mar. 2026
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Wang, however, projects each of these choice from deep within, crafting a character who’s both uncomfortable with his reactions to people, emotions and external stimuli, but is, at this point in his life, also unfortunately used to his discomforts, and begrudgingly accepts them.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Walker immediately slots as the Week 1 starter while Ikem Ekwonu recovers from patellar tendon surgery after he was injured in the playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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If the turtle recovers, she will be released back into the Gulf — the same waters she was pulled from along the Galveston shoreline.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The event involves no less than three after-parties, and the film bounces between Nick’s future self and Mike trying to prevent Present Nick from serving him up on a silver platter to Sosa while Jimmy Boy is busy enjoying his newfound freedom to its debauched fullest.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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Let’s see how the ball bounces.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Through this integration, the platforms could analyze signal data, recognize potential threats, and determine appropriate responses in real time.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Laird had one of the strongest responses early on, DeVito said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Today’s newsletter highlights Pete Buttigieg rallies supporters for Shawn Harris.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Group energy builds as the intuitive Moon enters your 11th House of Community, and your spark rallies people who need direction on a group project.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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So Vicky goes to techno with Kevin and Angela, splits a spliff on the fire escape with Jen, buys a zhizha of a mansion and a luxury car and a set of fancy silverware, ideates urn campaigns, replies to emails, writes presentation decks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Oosterhoff replies with an approving murmur.—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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So many answers required, with minimal time to address such questions.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Some have begun lawyering up and are demanding answers from the property’s management.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And the three main villains are impressively restrained compared to the cartoonish mustache twirlers that have populated previous takes.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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Navarrette doesn’t speak Arabic himself, and would have to rely on the feeling of Alkhateri’s vocals to select the best takes.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rebounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebounds. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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