BOOMERANGED Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

boomeranged

verb

past tense of boomerang

as in collapsed

to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect the well-meaning gesture boomeranged, since he ended up being offended by it

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Recent Examples of boomeranged Today, Netanyahu’s boast has boomeranged, transformed from an electoral asset into an advertisement of his diminished influence. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 Mary, our thirtysomething narrator, has recently boomeranged back to her hometown (York) after experiencing a break with reality that may or may not be psychotic. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026 The ball skidded though the green, banged off the Truist fencing and boomeranged right back into the same bunker. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026 Those lower judges eventually rejected his arguments, and Reed boomeranged back to the justices. — Ella Lee, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2026 The wild part is how quickly that creator theme boomeranged back at us in real time. — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025 The most blatant of those on Sunday was Kelce converting a great opportunity into a play that boomeranged the other way. — Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025

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By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
The country’s power grid collapsed three times this month, while water service, food production, transportation, garbage collection and medical services have been severely disrupted.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

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Reds manager Terry Francona ordered Ferguson to intentionally walk Dominic Canzone to load the bases and face Raleigh, but the decision totally backfired.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Toyota still isn't interested in making a rolling smartphone with a steering wheel attached, an approach which has backfired for other automakers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 July 2026

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