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as in ejected
to drive or force out
the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy
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as in dismissed
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 suggested
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 hopped
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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Recent Examples of bounced
The ball bounced to Weston McKennie, whose shot was blocked.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The 19-year-old dressed in a light gray suit with a pastel orange neck tie anxiously bounced his legs after Silver announced to the crowd that the Washington Wizards had five minutes to make the first selection.
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Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
But since leaving the Blue Jays, Espinal has bounced between organizations while attempting to carve out a long-term role as a versatile utility infielder.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The major averages bounced on Thursday, with all three indexes ultimately ending the week higher.
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Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
Chants bounced between buildings.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
With both teams level at 2–2 after 90 minutes, England’s Geoff Hurst blasted a shot in extra time that hit the crossbar and bounced near the goal line.
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Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Near the end, an automatic volley machine shot out pink tennis balls that bounced onto stray drum cymbals spilled around the room.
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Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
But to someone whose national team just got bounced from the World Cup, which won’t return for four years?
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2026
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
The 19-year-old dressed in a light gray suit with a pastel orange neck tie anxiously bounced his legs after Silver announced to the crowd that the Washington Wizards had five minutes to make the first selection.
—
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
But since leaving the Blue Jays, Espinal has bounced between organizations while attempting to carve out a long-term role as a versatile utility infielder.
—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
The major averages bounced on Thursday, with all three indexes ultimately ending the week higher.
—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
Chants bounced between buildings.
—
C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
With both teams level at 2–2 after 90 minutes, England’s Geoff Hurst blasted a shot in extra time that hit the crossbar and bounced near the goal line.
—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Near the end, an automatic volley machine shot out pink tennis balls that bounced onto stray drum cymbals spilled around the room.
—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
But to someone whose national team just got bounced from the World Cup, which won’t return for four years?
—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounced
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell was ejected for arguing a replay reversal in the seventh.
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As striking is that of the last five — Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Starmer — just one, Sunak, was ejected by voters in a general election.
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Kape rebounded from an 0-2 start to his UFC career with four straight victories, beating Ode’ Osbourne (knockout), Zhalgas Zhumagulov (TKO), David Dvořák (decision), and Felipe dos Santos.
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Now, to his credit, Niemann rebounded in a big way this morning, carding a billion birdies (7) and probably setting himself up to play the weekend.
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Johnson is among six people featured by Pam Bondi whose cases have now been dismissed.
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Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
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The company is a major investor in OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and a report in The New York Times suggested OpenAI is considering delaying an initial public offering of its stock to next year from the second half of this year.
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The congresswoman also pointed to the dissent of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who suggested that race played a role in the administration's decision-making process regarding the removal of Haitians.
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The Queen of Cheese 007 hopped on the plane with her outfit, while Janssen barely managed to fit his costume in his suitcase.
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Goodall had toiled 23 years as a janitor in a Terre Haute, Indiana, middle school when the 55-year old hopped a flight for the first time in his life, and took the AGT stage in Los Angeles.
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Perhaps the problem arose from the extravagant expectations of American life, the sense that bad luck will always be chased by good fortune and that the poor man is merely someone who has yet to strike it rich.
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What is the metaphor for young people being chased by monsters really about?
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Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
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Syl shooed her teens away from the window and glanced out herself.
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His father's tombstone usually has the American flag, Irish flag and a military flag flanking either side, but those appeared to be removed on Monday.
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Despite initially playing through the pain, Arraez was removed from the game before the top of the fifth inning.
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