REBOUNDS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of rebound

as in reactions

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rebounds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rebound

as in recovers

to regain a former or normal state the economy will rebound from this latest slump

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as in bounces

to strike and fly off at an angle the ball rebounded off the rim

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Meanwhile, buyers are returning as mortgage costs ease and sales activity rebounds. — James Ward, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Milton-Jones ranks third in franchise history in blocks (245) and fourth in points (4,018), field goals (1,509), rebounds (1,882), steals (440) and minutes (10,384). — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 The company’s now poised to be a winner as the sector rebounds from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which choked off nearly 20% of global oil supply. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 July 2026 In her second appearance against the Sky on July 19, Jones finished with six points and 10 rebounds off the bench. — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 23 July 2026 Ogwumike finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, also moving past Candace Parker (3,467) into third on the WNBA’s career rebounds list with 3,472. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 Another upgrade of Old Dominion Freight Line as the freight cycle rebounds from a multiyear downturn. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 July 2026 That came on May 7 before a staggered series of price drops tempered by price-hike rebounds over the last seven weeks amid on-again and off-again peace talks in the Middle East. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026 Lionel Messi rebounds his own miss and dodges three Austrian defenders with a sliding second goal in stoppage time to put the exclamation mark on an historic performance for him and Argentina today in Arlington. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026

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Side effects included injection-site reactions such as pain, tenderness and swollen lymph nodes; fatigue; headache; muscle or joint pain; nausea or vomiting; and fever.

— Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Today, those same artifacts can be fabricated with startling accuracy and used to impersonate leaders, distort events or trigger reactions before facts are verified.

— Deepa Nagraj, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of reactions

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Indeed, a margin call does not care how good your research is or whether a stock eventually recovers.

— Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Thus, Williams is on a daily pitch count this camp, such as 20 plays Wednesday, according to Chris Foerster, the 49ers’ offensive line coach who’s also their frontman while Kyle Shanahan recovers from a July 14 car crash.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

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Although it hasn’t been studied in humans, pre-clinical research in female rodents suggests that lower estrogen levels translated to duller behavioral responses to psilocybin and higher levels caused more intense effects.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2026
Finra started the Financial Intelligence Fusion Center in March — a secure portal for Finra and its member firms to share intelligence about fraud threats and to help coordinate responses.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

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Industry rallies together Huang briefly explained Nvidia’s position in his debut X post.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Two points away from defeat, Ivanisevic rallies to beat Rafter 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7 and becomes the second player to win a Wimbledon singles title without being seeded.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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There was a July 29 deadline for people to submit oppositions to the petitions to deny ABC’s license renewals, and there is an August 5 deadline for replies to the opposition filings.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Evidently, some of it was pretty heated, with dozens of replies removed by moderators.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026

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Savannah Guthrie shared another emotional message Saturday morning, marking six months since her mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing, as authorities continue to search for answers in the case.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
Getting the answers was the cheapest route to a high score, and the answers were on Hugging Face.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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