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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
Over the past nine months, the price has reversed and bounced from this level on multiple occasions.
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
This year’s Season 21 was the first to premiere under the Disney umbrella after the show bounced between Bravo and Lifetime since its 2004 debut.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Last season, the team made the College Football Playoff but was quickly bounced out by the Texas Longhorns.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
The first season introduced viewers to Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Court records said Streich bounced Laurer's head off the wall.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Durant will be at the forefront of a Rockets team considered to be a legitimate title contender in 2025-26 after winning 52 games last season and getting bounced in the first round following a seven-game series against the Golden State Warriors.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Throughout the rest of the evening, the artists bounced on and off stage, trading and sharing the spotlight.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 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
Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
This year’s Season 21 was the first to premiere under the Disney umbrella after the show bounced between Bravo and Lifetime since its 2004 debut.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Last season, the team made the College Football Playoff but was quickly bounced out by the Texas Longhorns.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
The first season introduced viewers to Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Court records said Streich bounced Laurer's head off the wall.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Durant will be at the forefront of a Rockets team considered to be a legitimate title contender in 2025-26 after winning 52 games last season and getting bounced in the first round following a seven-game series against the Golden State Warriors.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Throughout the rest of the evening, the artists bounced on and off stage, trading and sharing the spotlight.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounced
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The man was ejected from the SUV, according to the crash report.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Hubble, 37, of Brookland, Arkansas, was out on a boat with friends when he was ejected.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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Ben Johnson, Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears have rebounded from a 0-2 start to win four straight and move ahead of Minnesota in the NFC North, and the Carolina Panthers have won three straight to improve to 4-3 and move into second place in the NFC South.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Quarterback Tua Tagavailoa rebounded from three interceptions last week in Cleveland to four scoring passes Sunday, despite waking up Sunday morning with his left eye swollen shut.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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When Duffy threatened to revoke funds last month, a spokesperson for Newsom dismissed the attack and noted that CDL holders from California have a significantly lower rate of crashes than both the national average and that of Texas, which is the only state with more licensed commercial drivers.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Then in April, 2019 all charges against him were dismissed and Gibson walked free.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Deshpande suggested that while streaming algorithms like Netflix’s are good at identifying what is within a subscriber’s tastes, the algorithm may limit what that user is exposed to, to the detriment of studios trying to produce films.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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This closeness causes gravitational instability that existing planetary formation models have suggested should result in an environment unsuitable for planet formation.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Finesse then hopped on Instagram Live and said that he was arrested for THC vapes and not hard drugs.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, the group bar-hopped, grabbed tacos and Holly danced the night away — the fix held perfectly.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those interviewed in the UN report described being surveilled, followed and even chased by drones while going about their everyday lives.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Jimenez, who joined the Navy shortly after his 18th birthday, largely served on PC-616, a patrol craft boat that chased submarines.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Anthology Gallery comprises a total of 50 3-D-printed, vertically brushed aluminum fins that resemble pages of a book.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Duplaix also brushed off suggestions that L’Oréal could acquire Giorgio Armani and license its ready-to-wear activities to Kering in a future deal.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The original trees had to be removed in 2013 after being poisoned by Alabama fan Harvey Updyke.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Investigators have removed a haul of items from the camps for forensic examination as part of ongoing enquiries to identify anyone who might have assisted Phillips during his time on the run.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Bounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounced. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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