rebound; bounce back; recover
Meanings
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to spring back; to bounce back
Refers to the physical recoil of an elastic object or the reversal of an object's motion upon impact.
The rubber ball bounced back after hitting the wall.
Once you let go, the compressed spring will spring back.
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The bullet ricocheted after hitting the bulletproof glass.
verb
to rebound; to rally (in price or market)
Used in economics and finance to describe a recovery in prices after a decline.
After consecutive declines, the stock market rallied sharply today.
Housing prices showed signs of rebounding after a brief correction.
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Investors expect oil prices to bottom out and rebound.
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to revert; to relapse (to a previous state or trend)
Often used in social or policy contexts to describe an undesirable return to an old pattern after a period of change.
Students' academic burden had been reduced for a while, but now it's showing signs of reverting.
If you don't pay attention to your diet after successful weight loss, it's easy for the weight to rebound.
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There's a risk of the environmental pollution problem relapsing after the remediation efforts.