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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 barrel spun toward shortstop as the ball bounced to Mookie Betts, who grabbed it in stride, stepped on second for one out and fired to Freddie Freeman to end the season.
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Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Sure enough, the wide-out bounced right up, but the safety — Ben Abercrombie — fell back as if frozen, and then stopped moving altogether.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
After reaching the World Series last year, the Yankees won just a single playoff round before being bounced by the rival Toronto Blue Jays.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The puck bounced up and hit DeMelo in the face, and a referee whistled Boldy for high sticking, although replay revealed at no time did Boldy’s stick touch DeMelo.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Will Klein had bounced from the Athletics’ organization to Seattle to the Dodgers this season, spent most of the season in Triple-A, and was a last-minute addition to the World Series roster.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Bednar said everyone on the ice did the right thing on that play, but the puck just bounced over Malinski’s stick.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Over the past nine months, the price has reversed and bounced from this level on multiple occasions.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Sure enough, the wide-out bounced right up, but the safety — Ben Abercrombie — fell back as if frozen, and then stopped moving altogether.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
After reaching the World Series last year, the Yankees won just a single playoff round before being bounced by the rival Toronto Blue Jays.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The puck bounced up and hit DeMelo in the face, and a referee whistled Boldy for high sticking, although replay revealed at no time did Boldy’s stick touch DeMelo.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Will Klein had bounced from the Athletics’ organization to Seattle to the Dodgers this season, spent most of the season in Triple-A, and was a last-minute addition to the World Series roster.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Bednar said everyone on the ice did the right thing on that play, but the puck just bounced over Malinski’s stick.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Over the past nine months, the price has reversed and bounced from this level on multiple occasions.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounced
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After a replay review, Bane was ejected from the game after being assessed both a technical foul and a flagrant foul for his transgression.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Of the eight monkeys that were ejected from their cages, five were killed in the hunt for them and three remained on the loose before Sunday.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Carmelo coached, Kiyan practiced and La La rebounded.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Oluchi Okananwa scored a career-high 34 points, and Maryland rebounded from its first loss of the season, beating Indiana.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Jan. 2026
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Police said evidence suggested Salat was aware of the victim’s age and attempted to meet with the child in person.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2026
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Information widely available within the industry suggested that land movement related to hurricane activity was a threat to pipelines.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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Norman-Lester scored on a 4-yard run late in the third quarter and Calloway hopped over a defender during a 27-yard TD run early in the fourth for a 42-20 lead.—
Bernie Wilson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Florida’s lieutenant governor hopped on the bandwagon Friday, hoping to inject anti-Mamdani sentiment to boost his preferred candidate, Emilio Gonzalez, in the campaign to succeed Suarez as Miami’s mayor.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Gonzalez chased her down, punched her several times and then dragged her back to the truck, police said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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That’s been the case this season, too, even as Nacua and Davante Adams have chased the NFL lead in receiving yards and touchdowns.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Stopped and glanced at the side garden on the way out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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Now, after her team’s runaway 97-61 victory over Penn State on Wednesday inside Rec Hall, Close glanced at the 10 reporters on a Zoom call and doubled down on her previous remarks.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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Ferguson had served as director since 2019, according to her bio on the school’s website, which has since been removed.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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The danger is greatest for those with final deportation orders, as they can be removed immediately once their temporary status expires.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Bounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounced. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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