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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Eco effort Deeply committed to sea turtle conservation, Four Seasons Resort Nevis has partnered with the Sea Turtle Conservancy for over 15 years to educate and raise awareness while supporting research on migration patterns and species recovery.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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On the same day that Vonn headed back to the United States to continue her lengthy recovery, Brignone skied on a leg that was once every bit as compromised as Vonn’s.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kyrie Irving has yet to play this season while recovering from ACL surgery and Dereck Lively II was limited to just seven games before his third season was abruptly ended because of right foot surgery.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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According to Yun, researchers might someday tweak human stem cells to emulate the axolotl and recover thymus function.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2026
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Preston, who died in 2006, just days after coming out as gay in a rehabilitation facility at age 59, is remembered — warts and all — by friends, family, colleagues and historians through testimonials in this powerful biographical documentary.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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There is no possibility of any rehabilitation for Andrew.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The link to the Austin case came when a DNA sample taken from under Ayers' fingernail came back as a match to Brashers from the 1990 murder in South Carolina.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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But Liu, who retired from the sport and then came back on her own terms, doesn’t care about a win.—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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But the Atallah family remains hopeful that Ssense can rebound.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Isabeau Levito fell on her first jump but rebounded with a really solid routine.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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Researchers have developed a new system that could help improve safety of driverless cars.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Besides the pledge to increase defense spending, the defense chiefs said their countries are taking concrete steps to improve readiness and deterrence, with Britian building six new munitions factories and Germany repositioning troops near its eastern border.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Canada and Finland both rallied back from deficits to win in overtime.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Canada ultimately rallied to defeat Czechia in overtime thanks to goals from Nathan MacKinnon, Nick Suzuki, and Mitch Marner.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Snapback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapback. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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