bounce back

verb

bounced back; bouncing back; bounces back
Synonyms of bounce backnext
: to return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or event
She bounced back easily from her surgery.
After losing the first three games of the series, they bounced back to win their next eight games.

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Since then, the company – where folks fund projects by creatives – has bounced back in a big way. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 The Dream bounced back and held off the new-look Mercury on Wednesday night at the Gateway Center Arena, coming away with a convincing 96-82 victory. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Some of those stocks have since bounced back, suggesting the broader thesis may still prove right over time. — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 North Carolina bounced back when its leadoff hitter reached on an error. — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bounce back

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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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