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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 As Warner begins to ponder the effects of time, his son runs and bounces through the living room, swerving around the breakfast he’s being coaxed to eat. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 21 July 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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Denny Hamlin, who was born in nearby Tampa, chases the best finish of his 21-year career.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026
The Textbook Case The R&D tax credit rewards work that chases something new or improved, leans on real engineering, begins with technical uncertainty and resolves it through experimentation.

— Anna Meadows, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

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Milton-Jones ranks third in franchise history in blocks (245) and fourth in points (4,018), field goals (1,509), rebounds (1,882), steals (440) and minutes (10,384).

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
The company’s now poised to be a winner as the sector rebounds from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which choked off nearly 20% of global oil supply.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of rebounds

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Langeliers’ injury, which potentially is season-ending, effectively removes him from the trade market, not that he was ever expected to move.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Clubs with championship aspirations can never have too many healthy arms, and Stoudt's season-ending setback removes another experienced option from the organizational picture as Philadelphia prepares for the final months of the season.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of removes

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Nevertheless, its early growth suggests Mansell has identified an audience that is eager not just to engage, but to organize, and the conversations taking place inside that WhatsApp group may prove as valuable as its membership fees.

— Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Emerging evidence suggests fluctuations in estrogen levels can exacerbate symptoms of ADHD, and perimenopause might be a particularly vulnerable time.

— Maria Godoy, NPR, 26 July 2026

Definition of suggests

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In one particularly zany scene that was teased to the public, Hart (OK, his stuntman) hops on a pink stretch limo zooming around the Brickell area.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Even to the extent that a particular state starts out with the Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws, differing (and sometimes wildly differing) application of those rules can vary as one hops across state borders.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of hops

Verb

Amarildo instantly controls a quick throw-in, skips away from one Czech defender, hoodwinks another with a hip-swerve and, spotting keeper Schrojf off his line, fires the ball in at the near post.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
The researchers also note that heavier diving species likely rely on their legs to launch, something this robot skips entirely.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2026

Definition of skips

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While significant layoffs swept ESPN, the article dismisses speculation that high-profile contracts, such as Pat McAfee's, were the direct cause of Ravech's unexpected departure.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
One automatically ascribes fraud to results that are often predictable, even routine; the other dismisses legitimate concerns as conspiracy theories.

— Andrew E. Busch, The Conversation, 23 July 2026