snap·back
ˈsnap-ˌbak 
1
: a football snap
2
: a sudden rebound or recovery
a snapback of prices on the stock exchange
snapped back; snapping back; snaps back
: to make a quick or vigorous recovery
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Noun
the doctor predicted a quick snapback for the rugged young soldier
Verb
teenagers will often snap back remarkably quickly
analysts hoped that the economy would snap back over the next few months
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Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
An investor who sold during the market selloff on Monday likely wouldn't have foreseen the market snapback only three days later, when the S&P 500 rose 2.3%.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024
Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Peyton snapped back before the two got back to racing along the wall with the other children, their karate belts flowing in the wind.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The snapback provisions are not the only economic leverage these countries have over Tehran.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
An investor who sold during the market selloff on Monday likely wouldn't have foreseen the market snapback only three days later, when the S&P 500 rose 2.3%.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024
Verb
The dynamic hand sweeps over a 240-degree arc before snapping back in just 1/100th of a second, as the three-hour satellites rotate simultaneously.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Peyton snapped back before the two got back to racing along the wall with the other children, their karate belts flowing in the wind.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Snapback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snapback. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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snapback
1 of 2 noun
snap·back
ˈsnap-ˌbak
: a sudden rebound or recovery
snap back
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)snap-ˈbak
: to make a quick recovery
snap back after an illness
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