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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
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Cade Cunningham finished with 23 points and 10 assists before fouling out, but was just 8-of-24 from the floor, while Isaiah Stewart went for 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Davis led the Mavs with 22 points, 13 rebounds two steals and a block in the opening game, but was overshadowed by Victor Wembanyama, who dominated en route to 40 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks in only 30 minutes.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Former Jazz forward John Collins had 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
—Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Diabate is relentless and has an uncanny knack for the ball, endearing himself to his teammates with his penchant for keeping the ball alive or snatching offense rebounds off the glass.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Scientists have long recognized that when glaciers melt, the land rebounds like a mattress relieved of weight.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
The six-foot-four-inch guard-forward graduated second in his class while notching 25 points and 11 rebounds a game.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The midfielder received the ball on the left from Lautaro after a few Venezuela rebounds in the area and slotted it into the near post.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
Macquarie’s head of economics, David Doyle, also speaking exclusively to Fortune, warned that this stimulus could fuel overheating by 2026 if inflation rebounds.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Cade Cunningham finished with 23 points and 10 assists before fouling out, but was just 8-of-24 from the floor, while Isaiah Stewart went for 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Davis led the Mavs with 22 points, 13 rebounds two steals and a block in the opening game, but was overshadowed by Victor Wembanyama, who dominated en route to 40 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks in only 30 minutes.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Former Jazz forward John Collins had 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
—Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Diabate is relentless and has an uncanny knack for the ball, endearing himself to his teammates with his penchant for keeping the ball alive or snatching offense rebounds off the glass.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Scientists have long recognized that when glaciers melt, the land rebounds like a mattress relieved of weight.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
The six-foot-four-inch guard-forward graduated second in his class while notching 25 points and 11 rebounds a game.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The midfielder received the ball on the left from Lautaro after a few Venezuela rebounds in the area and slotted it into the near post.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rebounds
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This approach enhances the adsorption of lithium polysulfides and accelerates their redox reactions, thereby mitigating the shuttle effect and improving overall kinetics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The actress spoke out about reactions to the Paul Thomas Anderson film and her character, Perfidia Beverly Hills.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Researchers in South Korea have developed a new eco-friendly recycling process that recovers more than 95 percent of nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries with almost perfect purity.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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As rookie sensation Cooper Flagg comes into his own and All-Star Kyrie Irving recovers from his torn ACL suffered in March, Davis has been a steady force, leading Dallas to a 2-3 record entering Saturday.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One idea suggests that the electron-positron pairs are deflected by weak intergalactic magnetic fields and that this bounces low-energy gamma-rays out of our line of sight.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Our puck bounces the last couple games wasn’t really on our side.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The cascading legal rulings — plus the varying responses of each state to the shutoff — means people who rely on SNAP are in vastly different situations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Fifty responses aired grievances with ACHD operations and management unrelated to impact fees or the capital improvement plan.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Together, the building rallies for a joyful Christmas Eve—showing that holiday spirit, new memories, and maybe even new love are made by those bold enough to keep traditions alive.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Boston is no stranger to No Kings rallies.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Facebook tested a comparable dislike button in 2015 and 2018, which would only contribute to the rankings of replies on public Facebook pages and wouldn’t apply to private posts from friends, but ultimately didn’t choose to keep the feature.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Nov. 2025
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But the replies, for the most part, were full of praise for his inventive, if a little scary, efforts.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During cross-examination, he was upbraided for long answers that did not immediately answer the question he had been asked.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The affable star guard delivered another of his patently honest answers.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some Wall Street economists also haven’t been impressed by Miran’s takes.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Still, nostalgic home cooks are keeping the classics alive, recreating and sharing their takes and savoring the memories that come with them.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Rebounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rebounds. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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