carom

as in to bounce
to strike and fly off at an angle a ball caromed off the wall

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Recent Examples on the Web Judge broke that tie with an RBI double two innings later, then scored on Rizzo’s 411-foot blast, which caromed off the second deck in the right-field stands. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 May 2024 The ball caromed back to him for a 10-yard shot through a tangle of bodies. Steven Goff, Washington Post, 27 July 2024 Kershaw ran into trouble in the third, allowing four consecutive hits, including a run-scoring triple by Tyler Fitzgerald that caromed off the left field wall, eventually tracked down by Teoscar Hernandez. Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 25 July 2024 During the Orioles March 31 game against the Los Angeles Angels, Smith made an impressive pick of a line drive foul ball that caromed off the tarp located down the first-base line. Danny Tow, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for carom 

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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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