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Recent Examples of ricochet
Mazower is careful to show that, however understandable Arab opposition to Israel was, such opposition was often colored by anti-Semitic views that, after the founding of Israel, began to ricochet throughout the region.
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Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Despite the pre-snap penalties on both sides, the refs allowed the play to continue, so Jones ripped a pass high across the middle, only for the ball to go off wide receiver Anthony Gould’s hands before ricocheting off the crossbar and out of bounds.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Stories like the famine in Gaza and the fight between Israel and Hamas in many ways underscore that, with photos and videos ricocheting across social media at a speed that when Hemmer was covering Katrina would seem impossible to comprehend.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
As this democracy movement ricocheted across Eastern Europe, and communist rulers were toppled like dominoes, these satellites of the Soviets crossed into new orbits around NATO, after the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics itself crumbled.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
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Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Despite the pre-snap penalties on both sides, the refs allowed the play to continue, so Jones ripped a pass high across the middle, only for the ball to go off wide receiver Anthony Gould’s hands before ricocheting off the crossbar and out of bounds.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Stories like the famine in Gaza and the fight between Israel and Hamas in many ways underscore that, with photos and videos ricocheting across social media at a speed that when Hemmer was covering Katrina would seem impossible to comprehend.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
As this democracy movement ricocheted across Eastern Europe, and communist rulers were toppled like dominoes, these satellites of the Soviets crossed into new orbits around NATO, after the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics itself crumbled.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricochet
Verb
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According to the company’s 2011 lawsuit, Terrell finally sent a $5,000 check — which bounced.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Owen, at 75, proved age is just a number, bouncing up and down and running from one side of the stage to the other, engaging every corner of the audience.—
Cindy Watts,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Link noted well-being scores plunged early in the pandemic before rebounding massively in 2021.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Manchester City, aiming to rebound from their unexpected 0–2 home loss to Tottenham, arrives determined to reassert dominance.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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