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
The ball skidded though the green, banged off the Truist fencing and boomeranged right back into the same bunker.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boomeranged
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At the same time, however, the study documented dimming events including in Ukraine and Gaza as wars unfolded, in Venezuela as the economy collapsed, and in parts of Europe when governments enacted energy conservation mandates following the Russia-Ukraine war.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Some officers were killed in the exchange of fire, while others died after part of the building collapsed, according to local police.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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Steve flopped his head down on the table.—
Geoffrey Cain,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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Part one flopped at the box office in 2016.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Virginia Republican strategist Brian Kirwin said Democrats’ attempt to fast-track the referendum ultimately backfired.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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If true, that approach backfired.—
Zack Cox,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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“Boomeranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boomeranged. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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