on the rebound
idiom
1
: in the process of bouncing back after hitting something
The fielder caught the ball on the rebound off the wall.
2
: sad and confused because a romantic relationship has recently ended
She refused to date him while he was still on the rebound.
3
chiefly US
: getting better
His health is on the rebound.
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In Nobody Wants This, an agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Draisaitl picked off a pass from MacKinnon at one end of the ice, then scored on the rebound of his own shot after falling to his knees at the other end.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
Emiliano Martinez saves the initial effort, but Wilfried Singo follows up on the rebound to score.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
With 11 events this season, Next Wave seems to be on the rebound from its nadir in 2023, when only eight works were presented, but that’s still far below the 31 that were staged in 2017.
—Frank Rose, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Draisaitl picked off a pass from MacKinnon at one end of the ice, then scored on the rebound of his own shot after falling to his knees at the other end.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
Emiliano Martinez saves the initial effort, but Wilfried Singo follows up on the rebound to score.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
With 11 events this season, Next Wave seems to be on the rebound from its nadir in 2023, when only eight works were presented, but that’s still far below the 31 that were staged in 2017.
—Frank Rose, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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“On the rebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20rebound. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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