as in recovers
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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Verb
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Even if a company recovers from a fraud incident, reputational damage is much harder to undo.—
Andy White,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026 -
As his wife recovers, each cycle of death and resurrection pulls him closer to something far more disturbing.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The Pistons converted 13 offensive rebounds into 20 points.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Allisha Gray scored 26 points, Angel Reese had 12 points and 16 rebounds for her 51st career double-double, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Dallas Wings 77-72 on Tuesday night.—
AJC Sports,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The dual major sets up students for the chance that computer science comes back to the fore like the return of the Jedi.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The near-enough effect comes back into play in the weaving together of these clusters found elsewhere and adding a few other sporadic deaths.—
Faye Flam,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Mihai is less patient with the process and rallies his community to visibly protest among other tactics.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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National protest groups, including those organizing the No Kings rallies, are participating.—
Sarah Clifton,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Release and the keyboard snaps back to the letters.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Just then, Dick loses his hold on Pennywise, who snaps back awake.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Bounces (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounces%20%28back%29. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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