snapped back

past tense of snap back

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Recent Examples of snapped back In those cases, 211 stayed at the price after the initial movement, 62 continued moving and 80 snapped back to their original position. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 Bitcoin and gold snapped back from steep midyear slumps, with bitcoin vaulting above $77,000 and gold nearing $4,700 as investors rushed into alternative assets this week. — Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026 As soon as the fireworks ended, the nation’s focus snapped back to the war with Iran, the upcoming midterm elections, and World Cup soccer. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026 The Dream, however, snapped back to finish the job and put themselves back in the win column for the first time since June 22. — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026 American sanctions on Iranian oil, temporarily lifted, have now snapped back into place. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 But it can be snapped back together and used as a snowboard for descents. — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Meloni snapped back on Trump with her own social media post later in the morning which shared a screen shot of the president's post along with a message by her written in English. — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 20 June 2026 But they were snapped back to reality by Michael King on Monday as the Dodgers lost to the San Diego Padres, 1-0, in the opener of a three-game series between the National League West’s top teams. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapped back
Verb
  • According to federal officials, the funds were recovered by the District of Connecticut Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) Unit.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Singh was not wearing a life jacket when his body was recovered, and the circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • SpaceX has deployed sets of Starlink V3 test payloads on previous Starship launches, but due to their suborbital trajectory, all of them quickly came back down to Earth.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • At this stage last year, Svitolina was a set and 4-2 up before Paolini came back to beat her.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While the ceasefire halted the heaviest fighting and humanitarian conditions have improved, the Israeli military has expanded its control of Gaza and now occupies some 60% of the territory.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Haddow, a senior fellow on public policy with the association, said he's heard numerous people tell lawmakers over the years how kratom has improved their lives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Yellow Jackets, who dropped their first two games to Colorado and Tennessee at home, rebounded with a 44-11 victory over Mercer on Saturday.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • At halftime, West Virginia was up 21-14, but Virginia quickly rebounded.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Macklemore also claimed that Kraft rallied other stadium owners and told Sheeran that if the rapper stayed on the tour, Sheeran wouldn’t be allowed to play at their venues.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Bearcats rallied from a 14-2 deficit last season to escape with a 15-14 win.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Snapped back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapped%20back. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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