snap·back
ˈsnap-ˌbak 
1
: a football snap
2
: a sudden rebound or recovery
a snapback of prices on the stock exchange
snapped back; snapping back; snaps back
: to make a quick or vigorous recovery
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Examples of snapback in a Sentence
Noun
the doctor predicted a quick snapback for the rugged young soldier
Verb
teenagers will often snap back remarkably quickly
analysts hoped that the economy would snap back over the next few months
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Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2023
Sneakers, graphic t-shirts, and snapbacks were exciting and also fun to view due to the series’ costume designer Judy Richman.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 May 2024
Jessie Yeung, CNN, 26 June 2024
But the situation in North Korea deteriorated in the following years and diplomatic talks fell apart – prompting strict rules to snap back into place in the North.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 10 June 2024
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Noun
In addition, the United States and its allies should supplement the coercive pressure being applied to Russia with efforts to make peace a more attractive option, such as conditional sanctions relief—with snapback clauses for noncompliance—that could prompt compromise.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 5 June 2023
Sneakers, graphic t-shirts, and snapbacks were exciting and also fun to view due to the series’ costume designer Judy Richman.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 May 2024
Verb
But the situation in North Korea deteriorated in the following years as leader Kim ramped up weapons testing in defiance of United Nations sanctions and diplomatic talks fell apart, prompting strict rules to snap back into place in the North.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 26 June 2024
But the situation in North Korea deteriorated in the following years and diplomatic talks fell apart – prompting strict rules to snap back into place in the North.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 10 June 2024
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“Snapback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snapback. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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snapback
1 of 2 noun
snap·back
ˈsnap-ˌbak
: a sudden rebound or recovery
snap back
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)snap-ˈbak
: to make a quick recovery
snap back after an illness
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