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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This speculation briefly caused ETH to bounce back after an initial drop.
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Alice Liu, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Edwards is looking to bounce back following his below-par performance in his title loss to Muhammad at UFC 304 and was all set to face fellow striker Della Maddalena in the English capital next month.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Consider that in 1995, the 5 largest companies in the S & P 500 were (in order): General Motors, Ford Motors, Exxon Mobil, Walmart and AT & T. Since then, GM has filed for bankruptcy (though since bounced back) and only Walmart has managed to outperform the diversified S & P 500 index.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Cosgrove, a rookie revelation in 2023, is looking to bounce back after a poor 2024 season.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Alice Liu, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Edwards is looking to bounce back following his below-par performance in his title loss to Muhammad at UFC 304 and was all set to face fellow striker Della Maddalena in the English capital next month.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Consider that in 1995, the 5 largest companies in the S & P 500 were (in order): General Motors, Ford Motors, Exxon Mobil, Walmart and AT & T. Since then, GM has filed for bankruptcy (though since bounced back) and only Walmart has managed to outperform the diversified S & P 500 index.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Cosgrove, a rookie revelation in 2023, is looking to bounce back after a poor 2024 season.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Bounce back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20back. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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