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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An upset loss on Feb. 25 at Georgia was a setback, but the Gators have bounced back with two impressive wins: 89-70 over No. 12 Texas A&M on Saturday and a 99-94 win over No. 7 Alabama on Wednesday night.
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The Athletic College Basketball Staff, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
The sounds bounce back off surfaces, and that echo helps people to establish that something is there.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Montgomery could be a cheap addition with the potential to bounce back for the Yankees.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The track has bounced back to No. 1 four times since October 2024, temporarily losing the crown to songs from Gracie Abrams, Mariah Carey, Lola Young, and Kendrick Lamar.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
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The Athletic College Basketball Staff, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
The sounds bounce back off surfaces, and that echo helps people to establish that something is there.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Montgomery could be a cheap addition with the potential to bounce back for the Yankees.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
The track has bounced back to No. 1 four times since October 2024, temporarily losing the crown to songs from Gracie Abrams, Mariah Carey, Lola Young, and Kendrick Lamar.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
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 12 Mar. 2025.
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