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as in to out
to drive or force out
the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy
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as in to sack
to let go from office, service, or employment
I'll bounce you if I catch you talking that way again
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as in to suggest
to set before the mind for consideration
we bounced several script suggestions off the producers, but they weren't interested in any of them
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as in to hop
to move with a light springing step
the girl bounced excitedly alongside her parents as they hurried toward the entrance to the amusement park
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as in energy
active strength of body or mind
the new pop group has real bounce that serves them well in their videos
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Recent Examples of bounce
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Martinez, 25, was born in the Central Valley town of Hanford, attended Clovis West High, then bounced from Nebraska to Kansas State.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Between a few fortunate bounces for Minnesota and a Blues defense that didn’t deal well with the Wild pressure Thursday, Binnington’s numbers paid a bit of a price.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Pages hit a bouncing grounder to Kerkering, who had a tough time fielding the ball.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Martinez, 25, was born in the Central Valley town of Hanford, attended Clovis West High, then bounced from Nebraska to Kansas State.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Ducks added versatile forward Mikael Granlund and look for a bounce-back season from longtime New York Rangers star Chris Kreider.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Between a few fortunate bounces for Minnesota and a Blues defense that didn’t deal well with the Wild pressure Thursday, Binnington’s numbers paid a bit of a price.
—Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounce
Verb
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Being outed has had an effect on Khalid’s music, according to the superstar himself.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
6 Oct. 2025
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Last year, the singer-songwriter was outed by an ex on social media.—
Jeff Nelson,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The midfielder received the ball on the left from Lautaro after a few Venezuela rebounds in the area and slotted it into the near post.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The receivers rebounded in the second half with Small and McAlister each having over 100 yards.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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His uncles got sacked, picked off, hit in the mouth, too; both of them got up to ultimately win.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
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Phillips sacked Rodgers, a key play in the fourth quarter of a close game.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Floyd suggests making a day of it.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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As Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports pointed out, Belichick was busy hitting the recruiting trail during North Carolina's bye week, suggesting the head coach is still looking for talent to help the Tar Heels beyond this season.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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While the cinematic show in front of 70,000 fans went off without a hitch, some fans hopped online afterward to criticize La Flame’s punctuality.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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Ingberg, 23, drove the sputtering car to Akeley, dropped it off at a mechanic and hopped in Hansen’s squad car for a ride back to his home in Wadena.—
Alex Haddon,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That same headbanging energy has defined her steady, albeit unconventional, political rise.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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These future tests could help uncover space-time fluctuations predicted by some quantum gravity models and shed light on the interplay between dark matter, vacuum energy, and gravitational fields.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rather than chasing gimmicks, the company has doubled down on image quality, system reliability, and post-incident usability.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The child ran away from the boy, who is accused of chasing him with the knife.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And Tucker Carlson has gained attention with his own programming distributed via social and digital media, Their audiences can be smaller and more disparate than the ones that come to mainstream news outlets, but in an era of cord-cutting, their niche power is not to be dismissed.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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In February, following a SAG Award win for her breakout role in Shōgun, Anna Sawai dismissed rumors that she had been cast as Yoko Ono for the film series.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Bounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounce. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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