as in recovery
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
the doctor predicted a quick snapback for the rugged young soldier
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as in to recover
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
teenagers will often snap back remarkably quickly
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as in to bounce (back)
to regain a former or normal state
analysts hoped that the economy would snap back over the next few months
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Recent Examples of snapback
Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Negotiated under the 2015 nuclear deal, the snapback would lead to an arms embargo, freezing of assets outside the country and restrictions on enriching uranium, among other penalties.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Instead of snapping back into shape, democratic institutions remain damaged.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Had the snapback not been triggered, October 18 would have marked the official end of the 10-year JCPOA, at which point the option to reimpose previous UN sanctions and restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program would expire and the Security Council would close Iran’s nuclear file.
—Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Negotiated under the 2015 nuclear deal, the snapback would lead to an arms embargo, freezing of assets outside the country and restrictions on enriching uranium, among other penalties.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Then, with scant margin for error, the Rams (13-5) snapped back into winning form.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Instead of snapping back into shape, democratic institutions remain damaged.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapback
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The data was collected before the start of the US-Israeli war in Iran, which is likely to have an impact on business confidence in the UK and may cause the signs of recovery to stall again in the near term.—
Irina Anghel,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Khaled Abd Al Gader / AP A recovery committee has retrieved 570 pieces taken from museums and heritage sites, but thousands of valuable items remain missing, said Graham Abdel Qader, undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Information.—
Eissa Dafallah,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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Guard Skyy Clark, who missed 10 conference games while recovering from a hamstring injury, struggled offensively, missing all five shots from the field.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Kornet bounced from team to team and nearly out of the league, desperate to recover the sense of satisfaction that came from sinking shot after shot.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The discovery of the worm in San Diego County rodents and opossums was made by staff at the San Diego Zoo and a local wildlife rehabilitation center, Project Wildlife, which is run by the San Diego Humane Society.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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City officials pushed to build the temporary jail ahead of the World Cup, saying the major event could strain the city’s limited rehabilitation and detention resources.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Kim came back Wednesday to observe a test launch of cruise missiles from the Choe Hyon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Fernández addressed it plainly afterward, pointing to the giveaways as the separator in a game that got away from his team early and never came back.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Being able to rebound and go and then also the throw-aheads to him.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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And another freshman, forward Jaden Vance, has stepped up recently (25 points, 13 rebounds off bench over last three games).—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Approach improves transparency and trust in autonomous systems Similar to the flight data recorders used in aircraft, the system continuously logs information about the drone’s performance.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Any efforts to improve your living space may need to be run by other people, like a roommate or landlord.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Still, Trump’s words drove oil prices back down to roughly $80 per barrel and allowed American stocks to rally before the markets closed.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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Fans quickly rallied to support the 73-year-old, with around 2,700 donors raising more than $100,000 within three days.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Snapback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapback. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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