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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American officials rebutted Carney’s account of why the talks collapsed.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
His announcement came after trade talks collapsed between the two countries and each began calling for higher tariffs.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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The metaverse, an extravagant bet on a weird virtual future, flopped.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
The left is still on the verge of historic wins in Michigan (though Kyle Blomquist, the Democratic Socialists of America’s candidate, flopped in the mostly rural 1st District, where Republicans are favored to win in November).

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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But the Vuelta a España’s hiring of a female influencer, whose social media content centers on flirting with male strangers, has backfired badly.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Humphrey, despite being celebrated by legal experts as a landmark ruling, backfired, said Stephanie Campos-Bui, a policy researcher from UC Berkeley who tracked the decision’s rollout.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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