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View definitions for spring back

spring back

verb as in backfire

verb as in ricochet

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People were really into reading, and Black-owned bookstores were able to spring back up.

"That's because I'm lighter and putting less force into the blade, so it's bending less, and therefore giving me less spring back."

From BBC

The spores remain dormant during the useful lifetime of the plastic, but spring back to life and start to digest the product when exposed to nutrients in compost.

From BBC

If the Supreme Court overturns legal precedents on these and other issues, old state laws that haven’t been enforced, possibly for centuries, can suddenly spring back to life.

From Salon

The decision should serve as a warning for the rest of the country, in light of ongoing efforts to revive the Comstock Act: In the hands of a far-right court, a dead, openly misogynistic, wildly unpopular abortion ban can spring back to life with a vengeance.

From Slate

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

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