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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ella Lee,
The Hill,
25 Mar. 2026
The wild part is how quickly that creator theme boomeranged back at us in real time.
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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.
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Kansas City Star,
15 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boomeranged
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Witnesses said ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the scene after the roof collapsed.
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Families of the people in both apartment buildings – and others that collapsed in the area – have uploaded videos to social media in the days after the earthquake, pleading for help.
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Anders Carlson bombed in 2023, then Brayden Narveson flopped at the start of 2024.
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The superhero movie flopped on opening weekend, with domestic ticket sales totaling approximately $38 million.
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The Lakers immediately broke parts of their championship team in hopes to bolster their depth, but the plan backfired.
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If reinvigorating the Party was Howard’s goal, however, the strategy has backfired spectacularly.
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“Boomeranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boomeranged. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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