bounce (back)

verb

Definition of bounce (back)next
as in to recover
to regain a former or normal state once the cleanup from the hurricane is completed, business owners are hoping that tourism quickly bounces back

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounce (back)
  1. recover
  2. rebound
  3. snap back
  4. come back
  5. rally
Verb
  • Like many department stores in recent years, Kohl’s has spent the last few years in turmoil and has struggled to recover from shifting consumer behavior.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Lamont said there is an industry wariness about any new nuclear capacity in markets where power generation is deregulated and there is no guarantee of recovering costs.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of recover
Verb
  • The Gators rebounded with 10 points by the end of the first quarter, then dominated the rest of the game.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • For the second game, the audience rebounded, averaging 20.6 million viewers across the three ESPN networks.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of rebound
Verb
  • Raygun is snapping back at those who disrespected her.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • After shooting some photos, videos or making some calls, the phone snaps back into the holder and reconnects to the EX automatically so riding can resume.
    William Roberson, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of snap back
Verb
  • Kliff Kingsbury, Commanders offensive coordinator An experienced offensive mind that has been credited with accelerating the development of Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray, Caleb Williams and now Jayden Daniels, Kingsbury could be looking to come back to his home state of Texas if interest is shown.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The sensible practice involves coming back and including time in your return to shift back to your usual routines.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of come back
Verb
  • Trump supporters rally at California Capitol, vow fight is not over despite 2024 win, via Ishani Desai.
    Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Applied Digital — The digital infrastructure stock rallied 19.3% on news that Macquarie would invest as much as $5 billion in Applied Digital’s artificial intelligence data centers.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of rally
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“Bounce (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounce%20%28back%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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