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bounces

verb

present tense third-person singular of bounce

as in chases

to drive or force out the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy

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as in rebounds

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

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as in removes

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 suggests

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 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 More pitches are available and the ball actually bounces fairly predictably on the artificial surface. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 16 June 2026 To win the World Cup, a team needs luck—luck that the ball bounces its way and its key players don’t get injured. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 La Mirada’s production, under the able enough direction and choreography of Parker Esse, bounces along through all these twists and turns. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 In season 2, Georgie experiences professional growing pains — primarily due to his business rival, Fred Fagenbacher (Matt Letscher) — and Mandy bounces between jobs after her public remarks about her faith cause controversy amongst the conservative locals. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 Every leaf, branch, and gust of wind bounces sound waves back to the hunter, creating a deafening acoustic fog. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026 The older one bounces his Spalding off the brick walls; the younger one digs his fingers into the box of corn flakes for the plastic prize. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Ulloa bounces between a linear, historical telling of the political, economic and racial shifts in the area and the personal accounts of five families from the region, including her own. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 Lauren bounces ideas off her colleagues and confidantes in a winemaker tasting group, which also includes Emma Kosicek, Tony’s daughter. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 16 Apr. 2026

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Seconds later, Bella, an 11-year-old husky, jumps in and chases the bear across the driveway and away from the child.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Tired of spending his days simply delighting in psychological torture and revenge, Lestat publicly chases the life of a famous rock star, writing and producing an album and performing in a cross-country tour while maintaining a fake vampire persona.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

Definition of chases

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Another upgrade of Old Dominion Freight Line as the freight cycle rebounds from a multiyear downturn.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 July 2026
That came on May 7 before a staggered series of price drops tempered by price-hike rebounds over the last seven weeks amid on-again and off-again peace talks in the Middle East.

— Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026

Definition of rebounds

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Early morning writing removes the pressure, lowers the stakes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
The first of those two worldwide lists measures sales and streaming activity from around the globe, while the latter uses the same data, but removes all consumption originating in the United States.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of removes

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As President Whitmore, Bill Pullman gives an all-timer inspirational speech, hops in a fighter jet, and destroys invading aliens.

— Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Playing bass in his place is Rob Jost, while harpist Mikaela Davis hops on a few tracks for levity, too.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

Definition of hops

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Jeff Johnson, a pastor and podcaster, shared the budget-friendly order in a social media video, saying his family skips individual meals and orders a 30-count nugget tray and a few buttered buns instead.

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 7 July 2026
With time skips and eerie supernatural occurrences, this show continues to be a fan favorite for a reason.

— Taylor Grothe, Parents, 4 July 2026

Definition of skips

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Amon, a Brazilian engineer who joined Qualcomm 30 years ago and became its CEO in 2021, dismisses the notion that this is all too much for Qualcomm to chase at once, saying the company has been on this reinvention path many times before.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 June 2026
De Borbon dismisses the accusations as coming from a small group of disgruntled owners.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026