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Definitions

bounce back

VERB
recuperate quickly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
overcome rebound recover recuperate
WEAK
echo gain strength get better get over get well mend pull around reflect renew one's strength turn the corner
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decline deteriorate

Example Sentences

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And with additional funding lapses in play throughout the first quarter, the bounce back in government spending may not be as strong.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

"We did everything we could and we got the win. The most important thing was to bounce back with a win and get over the line with the three points."

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The Bruins didn’t bounce back quickly on beam in the second rotation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

She is, however, “confident” that the country will bounce back, eventually.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

To Pocock, this unflagging resilience—this readiness to bounce back, to keep coming, to persist in the face of resistance—was the magic in cedar, the unseen force that imparted life to the shell.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown