boomeranging
Rebounding to sender
Boomeranging describes something returning to its origin, like the curved throwing stick that circles back to the thrower.
Children are boomeranging when they return to live with their parents after a period of independence: After college, she ended up boomeranging back home.
Policies or decisions can boomerang when they backfire, returning to harm their originators.
Recovery after decline
- reboundReturn after deflection
- snapbackSudden return to position
- blowbackUnintended negative consequences
- ricochetAngled deflection off surface
rebounding · recoil · backfire · kickback · echo · reverberation · homing · retrieval
Curved line segment
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- throwPropel by arm motion
launch · hurl · toss · glide · swoop · rotation · twirl · propel
Curve closing on itself
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- repetitionAct of redoing
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- circlingMoving around a center
recurring · revolving · rotation · alternation · rhythm · spiral · orbit · circuit
Mother and father
- multigenerationalInvolving multiple age cohorts
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- independenceFreedom from external control
recession · economics · millennials · housing · cohabitation
comeback
Recovery after decline
- reboundReturn after deflection
- snapbackSudden return to position
- blowbackUnintended negative consequences
ricochet · rebounding · recoil · backfire · kickback · echo · reverberation · homing · retrieval · recovery
arc
Curved line segment
throw · launch · hurl · toss · glide · swoop · rotation · twirl · propel · sling
loop
Curve closing on itself
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- repetitionAct of redoing
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
circling · recurring · revolving · rotation · alternation · rhythm · spiral · orbit · circuit · round
parents
Mother and father
- multigenerationalInvolving multiple age cohorts
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- householdDomestic unit of residents
independence · recession · economics · millennials · housing · cohabitation
boomerangingone-way
Permitting single direction travel
departing · leaving · going · proceeding · advancing
boomerangingdeflecting
Turning from original path
externalizing · passing on · passing the buck · dissipating · fizzling out