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as in recovers
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
teenagers will often snap back remarkably quickly
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as in comes 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 snaps back
But instead of cooperating, the passenger snaps back.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The matte, blasted steel and titanium case is comfortable on its textured rubber strap, and the satellite hours and a 240° retrograde minutes hand that snaps back like a scorpion’s sting at the turn of each hour will spark dozens of conversations.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
For Bear, the new arrangement is great about 99 percent of the time… the only drawback is that Nikki occasionally snaps back into her old self and screams in utter terror for a few seconds, before resuming the love-bombing.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
After a home invasion that put his wife, Becca (Connie Nielsen) and kids Sammy (Paisley Cadorath) and Brady (Gage Monroe) in peril, Hutch snaps back to his old ways as an off-the-books government assassin and goes scorched earth on the bad guys.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Eventually, the narrative snaps back to the Maginot, now nearly wiped out.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The matte, blasted steel and titanium case is comfortable on its textured rubber strap, and the satellite hours and a 240° retrograde minutes hand that snaps back like a scorpion’s sting at the turn of each hour will spark dozens of conversations.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
For Bear, the new arrangement is great about 99 percent of the time… the only drawback is that Nikki occasionally snaps back into her old self and screams in utter terror for a few seconds, before resuming the love-bombing.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
After a home invasion that put his wife, Becca (Connie Nielsen) and kids Sammy (Paisley Cadorath) and Brady (Gage Monroe) in peril, Hutch snaps back to his old ways as an off-the-books government assassin and goes scorched earth on the bad guys.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Eventually, the narrative snaps back to the Maginot, now nearly wiped out.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snaps back
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While Rikishi recovers, his family members remain at the center of WWE's main event storylines.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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After Marcos Alonso recovers possession, Barcelona aren’t quick enough to apply defensive pressure, allowing the former Chelsea full-back to pick out an outside-of-the-boot pass to Pablo Duran out wide.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Man, start D’Angelo Russell till Kyrie [Irving] comes back.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Oct. 2025
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Courtesy Morgan Radford Just as Lily begins to explore her own questions of identity, her mother’s past comes back to haunt her.—
Morgan Radford,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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Balance Training Balance training is any exercise that improves your balance.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
19 Oct. 2025
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Rookie forward Adou Thiero will also be sidelined to start the season as his left knee swelling improves.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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Former Jazz forward John Collins had 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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That joy is part of your path, and that laughter heals.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
19 Oct. 2025
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Nature is almost like another character in the movie; there’s a spiritual side to nature that heals people.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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But just on this notion that these are hate America rallies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
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The rapper, hip-hop icon and business mogul has teamed with GLAAD to back Spirit Day, an annual initiative that rallies thousands of celebrities, influential voices, media outlets, studios, brands, corporations, sports teams, tech leaders and more to wear purple and show support for LGBTQ youth.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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