snap·back
ˈsnap-ˌbak 
1
: a football snap
2
: a sudden rebound or recovery
a snapback of prices on the stock exchange
snapped back; snapping back; snaps back
: to make a quick or vigorous recovery
Examples of snapback in a Sentence
Noun
the doctor predicted a quick snapback for the rugged young soldier
Verb
teenagers will often snap back remarkably quickly
analysts hoped that the economy would snap back over the next few months
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Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Sunday Swagger’s Baggy snapback has a small, funny golf bag logo and Sunday Swagger’s classic script on the side.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Kazem Kazerounian, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Much depends on whether the pause leads to something more lasting or if tariffs snap back into place at the end of the window.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The Financials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) has been among the sector leaders during the market’s epic market snapback from the April lows.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Sunday Swagger’s Baggy snapback has a small, funny golf bag logo and Sunday Swagger’s classic script on the side.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
Include a snap-back trigger: if Iran refuses inspectors access to any clandestine facility, all sanctions automatically snap back into place.
—Kazem Kazerounian, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Much depends on whether the pause leads to something more lasting or if tariffs snap back into place at the end of the window.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Snapback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snapback. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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snapback
1 of 2 noun
snap·back
ˈsnap-ˌbak
: a sudden rebound or recovery
snap back
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)snap-ˈbak
: to make a quick recovery
snap back after an illness
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