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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Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
In Peru, the world’s largest catcher of anchovies, the fishing industry collapsed after the tiny baitfish abandoned the country’s waters for cooler northern climes.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

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All of this lends itself to a mid-single-digit opening at 2,200 theaters for Social Reckoning, perhaps around $8M (where Tom Cruise’s $160M Digger flopped).

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
While the warehouse project has flopped, records show that in the last few months ICE has quietly expanded its detention system in other ways.

— Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of flopped

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The decision backfired, as Rams kicker Harrison Mevis’s 48-yard game-winning field goal attempt was blocked by defensive end Greg Rousseau — much to the relief of Cook.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
What’s worse, some of its efforts to repair those downward trends have backfired, Fortune’s Phil Wahba reports.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

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