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as in recovered
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
teenagers will often snap back remarkably quickly
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as in bounced (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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The fact that the FBI recovered the firearm will accelerate the investigation, Chittum said, since it can be traced and tested for fingerprints and DNA evidence.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025 -
The gun and cartridges recovered are to be flown to the FBI’s main laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, for the most technologically advanced forensic analysis, law enforcement sources told ABC News.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Green Bay improved to 2-0 for the first time since 2020.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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For example, telling the AI chatbot to take on the persona of a clinician and asking it one question at a time improved the accuracy of its responses.—
Kate Ruder,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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Despite the loss, Baltimore came back in a big way against the Browns.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this summer, the donut came back on World Chocolate Day for one day only.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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That decision and result were so routine for the two-time defending NFC North champions that almost no one in the Lions locker room talked about it, just business as usual for a top-tier team that rebounded from a 0-1 start with purpose Sunday.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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While the city’s retail climate hasn’t fully rebounded from the pandemic and social unrest, smart tailors have adapted with made-to-measure and ready-to-wear.—
Eric Wilson,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sabathia loved seeing how the team rallied to make the kid’s night even more special than just being the lucky recipient of a home run ball.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Misa and Dickinson, first-round draft picks by San Jose, both had four points Saturday as the Sharks rallied from a four-goal deficit to earn an 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Kings in their second and final game of the Golden State Rookie Faceoff in Irvine.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Snapped back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapped%20back. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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