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as in flexible
able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted
bouncy seat cushions
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as in joyful
joyously unrestrained
unsurprisingly, the bouncy talk show hostess was a cheerleader in high school
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Recent Examples of bouncy
Regarded by many as the fastest, bounciest cricket pitch in the world, the intimidating surface combines with wind and baking, dry conditions to test every batter’s technique to breaking point.
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Michael Bailey, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Big, fluffy and occasionally bouncy violence.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The song is a take on the penultimate track from Tinashe’s 2024 album Quantum Baby, with the Disco Lines collab dialing up the BPM, adding an urgent synth production and loading up the track with bright and bouncy electronic flourishes.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
The silicone-free formula cleanses and nourishes the scalp while strengthening the hair at the root for visibly bouncy hair.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Gently clean the seal regularly baking soda or dish soap to remove mold and keep it flexible.—
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With more than $2 million raised through crowdfunding, Zero Zero Robotics says AQUA has drawn strong interest from watersport enthusiasts looking for a more durable and flexible aerial filming tool.—
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For the young cubs, the experience marks a joyful milestone just months after their birth.—
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But the process of baking brought her back to something joyful.—
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Meanwhile, the thin, stretch material is lightweight enough to layer under a helmet if needed.—
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According to our expert, washing denim too often breaks down the fibers more quickly and that is especially true if the jeans have any stretch fibers in them, which many of them do.—
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In its early years, the mall hosted a variety of celebrities and entertainment, from walk-around cartoon characters for throngs of exuberant kids to a visit from Chicago radio icon Dick Biondi for autographs.—
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From Dallas-Fort Worth to Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds rang in 2026 with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks and light shows, while others took a more subdued approach.—
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Thousands had set up makeshift homes made of little more than cloth, asbestos, and plastic sheets.—
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The task force usually passes out kits that include fentanyl detection strips inside plastic sandwich bags, along with sterile water and little paper condiment cups, which are used to perform the test; illicit pills should be crushed first before testing.—
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Kim was the breakout star of the 2018 Olympics, a bubbly teenager taking gold in her parents’ home country of South Korea.—
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The result is a cheesy, bubbly casserole that will feed a crowd.—
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The blocks support shoreline reinforcement and flood-resilient infrastructure.—
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The Lone Star State figures arrived as federal jobs data reiterated that the national labor market has remained resilient but largely stagnant.—
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The buoyant track sees Robyn rapping about having one-night stands while 10 weeks pregnant via IVF.—
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That said, today’s not the best start for the overall buoyant year of 2026.—
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“Bouncy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bouncy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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