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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Sales of the iPhone began bouncing back in May, after the company aggressively cut prices in its largest overseas market.
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Diksha Madhok, CNN, 24 June 2024
This revival coincides with a return to work after Covid-era lockdowns; in April 2024, New York saw office visits bounce back to 83.1 percent of pre-pandemic levels, according to location data company Placer.ai.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 June 2024
Caeleb Dressel bounced back with the second-fastest time in the semifinals of the 50 freestyle, one night after a third-place finish in the 100 free cost him a chance to defend his Olympic title in that event.
—Paul Newberry, Twin Cities, 20 June 2024
Cole Irvin has bounced back after an up-and-down 2023 to post a 3.03 ERA as the club’s second-most consistent starter behind Burnes.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
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Diksha Madhok, CNN, 24 June 2024
This revival coincides with a return to work after Covid-era lockdowns; in April 2024, New York saw office visits bounce back to 83.1 percent of pre-pandemic levels, according to location data company Placer.ai.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 June 2024
Caeleb Dressel bounced back with the second-fastest time in the semifinals of the 50 freestyle, one night after a third-place finish in the 100 free cost him a chance to defend his Olympic title in that event.
—Paul Newberry, Twin Cities, 20 June 2024
Cole Irvin has bounced back after an up-and-down 2023 to post a 3.03 ERA as the club’s second-most consistent starter behind Burnes.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2024
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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