BOOMERANGS Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

boomerangs

verb

present tense third-person singular of boomerang

as in collapses

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 boomerangs Finding a way to bring value to others always boomerangs in some way. —

Victoria Thomas, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025

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There’s an even bigger problem, though—Charlie collapses on the floor in pain, alone in the office, as the season ends.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 10 June 2026
Now researchers have analyzed samples taken from within the structure itself—specifically, the crater’s peak ring, an inner ring that formed when the Chicxulub impact produced enough debris to form a mound in the center of its crater that later collapses.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 June 2026