bounced

verb

past tense of bounce
1
as in ejected
to drive or force out the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy

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2
as in rebounded
to strike and fly off at an angle most of my shots bounce off the rim of the basket

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3
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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4
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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5
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 Dailey kept the ball on a zone-read play, slipped behind the left guard and bounced it outside for a touchdown that made it 14-7 and gave Northern Iowa (2-2, 1-0) the lead for good 49 seconds into the second quarter. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 The Daily Show has bounced from Craig Kilborn to Jon Stewart to Trevor Noah to various hosts and Jon Stewart again. — Taylor Tomlinson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 Buyers showed up right there and the stock bounced hard off that level. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 When Walker bounced out of a fourth and 1 scrum and bolted 60 yards for a touchdown in the Chiefs’ 31-10 trouncing of Denver, all at once the astounding was entirely familiar. — Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 His videos Continentes, confetes (2023) and Encontro amoroso do círculo com o quadrado (2023) were shown in a room filled with colored paper that bounced across three white walls and geometric shapes that slowly overlapped each other, respectively. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The Rams’ sluggish effort against the San Francisco 49ers has become social media fodder after the team got bounced like a kangaroo in Australia on Thursday night. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 Betty Boop and Minnie Mouse bounced from frame to frame in the cartoons. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026 With one swift cut, Walker bounced outside and outran the defense on a 60-yard touchdown that took all the air out of the Broncos. — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounced
  1. ejected
  2. rebounded
  3. dismissed
  4. suggested
  5. hopped
  6. chased
  7. glanced
  8. removed
Verb
  • Stephens drew even more ire for celebrating on the field and then smiling on the bench — and for returning to the Trojans' sideline in the second half after being ejected.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Thankfully, the emergency abort escape system ejected their Soyuz space capsule from the top of the rocket just two seconds before the fire caused the explosion.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • The Yellow Jackets, who dropped their first two games to Colorado and Tennessee at home, rebounded with a 44-11 victory over Mercer on Saturday.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • At halftime, West Virginia was up 21-14, but Virginia quickly rebounded.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebounded
Verb
  • In exchange, prosecutors dismissed two counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child and obstruction of justice, per KSL.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Kennedy last year dismissed the committee and replaced it with a group that included several anti-vaccine voices.
    — Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismissed
Verb
  • Many social media users suggested Pearman may have missed the point of the somber experience of visiting a living memorial where one of history’s greatest atrocities occurred.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier reports suggested that anywhere from five to seven actors could screen test, while other estimates put the number in the teens.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of suggested
Verb
  • Chloë Sevigny was an early adopter, and by now, everyone from Jennifer Lawrence to have hopped on the trend.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
  • So, around dark, the two men hopped the fence and made their way onto the property.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of hopped
Verb
  • Miami chased Atlanta starter JR Ritchie (1-5) during a three-run sixth.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • New Zealand then spent 10 minutes in England's half and appeared to waste it until Du Plessis chased a clearance back to halfway, turned and kicked into empty space and beat everyone to the ball in goal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of chased
Verb
  • Even worse for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the quarterback's throwing hand glanced off the arm of linebacker Blake Cashman on the follow-through.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Graves glanced at the TV and saw smoke pouring from the North Tower of the World Trade Center over Manhattan.
    — USA TODAY staff, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of glanced
Verb
  • If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • All arrestees go before a federal immigration judge who determines if he or she will ultimately be removed from the country.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of removed

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“Bounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounced. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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