bounced (back)

past tense of bounce (back)
as in recovered
to regain a former or normal state once the cleanup from the hurricane is completed, business owners are hoping that tourism quickly bounces back

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Verb
  • The fact that the FBI recovered the firearm will accelerate the investigation, Chittum said, since it can be traced and tested for fingerprints and DNA evidence.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The gun and cartridges recovered are to be flown to the FBI’s main laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, for the most technologically advanced forensic analysis, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Broader investment hiring also rebounded after two years of freeze or slowdown.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Getty Images Germany has rebounded from its horrendous 2-0 defeat to Slovakia on Thursday.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • Instead, the Bulldogs, who failed to win a game in the SEC last season, blew out to a 17-0 lead and then rallied for the win on a Blake Shapen pass to Brennan Thompson in the final minute.
    Erick Smith, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Twins rallied briefly in the third, with James Outman hitting a double and Byron Buxton following with an RBI triple.
    David Brown, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier this summer, the donut came back on World Chocolate Day for one day only.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But the Guttenfelders didn’t worry until one day, when the two were at a seminar together, Ni left to go to the bathroom, and came back in excruciating pain, Jeff said.
    Ciara McCarthy September 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Bounced (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounced%20%28back%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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