bounce back
phrasal verb
bounced back; bouncing back; bounces back
: 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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The 41-year-old bounced back from a lopsided beatdown at the hands of King Green at UFC 300 in April with a first-round submission victory over Damon Jackson in November at UFC 309.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Although the current bounce back may be short-lived, some in the Trump administration were already declaring victory.
—John Towfighi, David Goldman and Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump’s tariffs have rattled markets over the past week, but on Tuesday the stock market bounced back a bit at opening.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Global stocks bounced back from Monday's selloff as optimism over potential tariff negotiations grew, while China appears to be digging in for a prolonged trade war.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Although the current bounce back may be short-lived, some in the Trump administration were already declaring victory.
—John Towfighi, David Goldman and Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump’s tariffs have rattled markets over the past week, but on Tuesday the stock market bounced back a bit at opening.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Global stocks bounced back from Monday's selloff as optimism over potential tariff negotiations grew, while China appears to be digging in for a prolonged trade war.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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