bounces

present tense third-person singular of bounce
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as in hops
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 bounces The ball bounces in funny ways. Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 As the plot bounces along and characters appear, step offstage, and reappear, things get strange, and reality flickers in and out to dazzling effect. Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025 As the Blue Jays broadcast team stated, the ball bounces in fair territory and then proceeds to go over the base. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 The same applies if a ball is kicked into the end zone and then bounces out of bounds. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025 The bamboo is wedged into a workbench, the chef drapes one leg over the far end, and bounces up and down to massage the dough. Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025 During Sunday night’s match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and the Buffalo Bills, NBC revealed a new promo touting its coming coverage of the NBA, which bounces up in late October as part of a new 11-year rights deal struck between the basketball league and NBCUniversal. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025 His 3-year-old grandson, Aaron Jennings, climbs the opposite chair and bounces on its spongy base, giggling. Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025 The light usually bounces from her mélange of expensive jewelry, which can be a mix of David Webb Lucite and diamond cuffs with elegant antique Victorian chains inlaid with stones to her own designs of diamonds and gold. Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounces
Verb
  • Los Angeles chases a repeat and a third championship since 2020 while Toronto arrives to the Fall Classic for the first time in 32 years.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • More money chases the same market, and some people start paying more.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Former Jazz forward John Collins had 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
    Oc Register, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Diabate is relentless and has an uncanny knack for the ball, endearing himself to his teammates with his penchant for keeping the ball alive or snatching offense rebounds off the glass.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Breast reduction — one of the most common cosmetic procedures for men — removes glandular tissue and contours the chest for a more masculine shape.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement The tear-down of the East Wing removes offices used by the First Lady’s staff, the events team that handles events, and the military office, as well as a key entrance where the public arrives for tours and receptions.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Data suggests the majority of businesses are planning to pass their costs on.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The success of this experiment suggests that, in the near future, defeating a deadly superbug could be as simple as sending a document to an inkjet printer.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The film, which tells the story of a 1980s teen who accidentally hops in a time machine and zooms back to 1955, first premiered in summer 1985.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Oftentimes, Tupac and Gault wound up whiling away lunch (and beyond) at the Old Town Mall, a run-down shopping center two hops and a skip from Dunbar.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Also, keep in mind that the outdoor outfitter REI usually skips the day entirely, famously staying closed for its #OptOutside campaign.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Ina skips all that by using frozen puff pastry dough, which bakes into perfectly flaky layers that soak up the buttery brown sugar and cinnamon filling.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each side dismisses the other's contention.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Trump dismisses Republican mayoral hopeful as Giuliani allies support Cuomo.
    , FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The county proposes spending the cash to build a multi-use complex with a crisis stabilization unit, a mental health rehabilitation center, a social rehabilitation facility, an adult residential substance use disorder treatment facility and an outpatient community mental health clinic.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Perez, meanwhile, has remained firmly opposed to almost everything La Liga or its president proposes.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025

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