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resilient

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DEFINITION

elastic; rebounds readily

WEBSTER'S 1913

Leaping back; rebounding; recoling.

ETYMOLOGY

Latin resiliens, present participle of resilire, to leap back

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE

As totalitarianism struggles to avoid being overwhelmed by the forces of economic advance and the aspiration for human freedom, it is the free nations that are resilient and resurgent.

United States. Presidents, State of the Union Addresses (1790-2008)
IN USE

While discussions about the potential decline of physical books have surfaced, print media has proven remarkably resilient, continuing to thrive as a multi-billion-dollar industry.

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