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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Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
An investor who sold during the market selloff on Monday likely wouldn't have foreseen the market snapback only three days later, when the S&P 500 rose 2.3%.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024
Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, corresponding sales in its domestic stores increased 2.8%, snapping back from a 4.7% decline in the previous three months.
—Royston Wild, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Gupta and her boyfriend were given a snapback hat and a blue and red tracksuit.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
An investor who sold during the market selloff on Monday likely wouldn't have foreseen the market snapback only three days later, when the S&P 500 rose 2.3%.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024
Verb
But the inflationary snap back in the other direction has been just as severe, Sinclair said.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, corresponding sales in its domestic stores increased 2.8%, snapping back from a 4.7% decline in the previous three months.
—Royston Wild, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Snapback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snapback. Accessed 5 Nov. 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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