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as in recovers
to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness
teenagers will often snap back remarkably quickly
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as in comes back
to regain a former or normal state
analysts hoped that the economy would snap back over the next few months
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Recent Examples of snaps back
Release and the keyboard snaps back to the letters.
—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Just then, Dick loses his hold on Pennywise, who snaps back awake.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Dec. 2025
If Congress lets the enhancements expire, the system snaps back to the old rules overnight.
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Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
But instead of cooperating, the passenger snaps back.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
The matte, blasted steel and titanium case is comfortable on its textured rubber strap, and the satellite hours and a 240° retrograde minutes hand that snaps back like a scorpion’s sting at the turn of each hour will spark dozens of conversations.
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Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
For Bear, the new arrangement is great about 99 percent of the time… the only drawback is that Nikki occasionally snaps back into her old self and screams in utter terror for a few seconds, before resuming the love-bombing.
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Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Just then, Dick loses his hold on Pennywise, who snaps back awake.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Dec. 2025
If Congress lets the enhancements expire, the system snaps back to the old rules overnight.
—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2025
But instead of cooperating, the passenger snaps back.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
The matte, blasted steel and titanium case is comfortable on its textured rubber strap, and the satellite hours and a 240° retrograde minutes hand that snaps back like a scorpion’s sting at the turn of each hour will spark dozens of conversations.
—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
For Bear, the new arrangement is great about 99 percent of the time… the only drawback is that Nikki occasionally snaps back into her old self and screams in utter terror for a few seconds, before resuming the love-bombing.
—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snaps back
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Nights are supposed to be when the body recovers from heat, and that window is shrinking.
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The warm overnight temperatures are a concern, as that’s when the body typically recovers from the daytime heat.
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But most people open a chat window, type a vague request, and paste whatever comes back into their newsletter or their post.
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Nate comes back to life and strangles Cassie in a dark green Bottega Veneta suit, then Maddy saves her.
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The hit rate improves dramatically.
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The show, which improves after intermission, does have a fabulous closer — greatest-hits worthy — that is composed simply of two guys (musical director John Love and the consistently excellent Lilly) singing in falsetto.
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That came on May 7 before a staggered series of price drops tempered by price-hike rebounds over the last seven weeks amid on-again and off-again peace talks in the Middle East.
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According to him, this structural shift could imply that future demand rebounds will encounter significantly tighter constraints than in previous decades.
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Your body will eventually expel the stuck parts as the wound heals.
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Fibroblast populations decline with age, which may help explain why older skin heals more slowly.
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Fiery Mars shifts into your 11th House of Friends, quickening chats and group planning while your expressive nature rallies people around playful, creative goals.
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In the closing days, Springsteen delivered speeches and performed songs at several Obama rallies.
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