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Synonyms

snap back

Idioms  

  1. Rebound from a setback, recover quickly, as in I think we'll snap back quickly from this business downturn. This idiom transfers the sudden release of tension on, for example, a branch to other kinds of recovery. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

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Oil prices were much higher before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, when the global economy was snapping back from the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Supply chains will also take time to snap back into place.

From Barron's

Said Deluard: “Markets famously take the stairs up and the elevator down. Market bottoms often snap back in a sharp V-shape, while bull markets erode slowly.”

From MarketWatch

However, he added that this conflict could also fade into the background, and “if you do get a line of sight to normalcy, or towards a resolution, that’s where things can snap back.”

From Barron's

“I said no,” I snapped back, walking so fast he practically had to jog to keep up.

From Literature

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