snap back
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.
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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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.