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 quintet bounces back to several rankings with holiday music. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 Rookie watch After a scoreless showing Wednesday night at Detroit, da Silva bounced back at Toronto. —

Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025 The defensive drop-off — The defense bounced back against the Seahawks, holding them to six points and looking like the Bears defense of old last Thursday night. —

Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025 Hinds bounced back after a tough run of things during Covid with one of the most fun albums to listen to (and to see played live). —

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