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Recent Examples of carom
The ball caromed off Bartlett’s foot, and Columbus pounced with Wessam Abou Ali eventually putting it into the back of the net.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley’s back and in.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley's back and in.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Bishop Moore coach Amy Geltz said the free kick, which was credited to Heritage’s Emma Torres, was actually an own-goal that caromed off the back of one of the Bishop Moore players.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley’s back and in.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley's back and in.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Bishop Moore coach Amy Geltz said the free kick, which was credited to Heritage’s Emma Torres, was actually an own-goal that caromed off the back of one of the Bishop Moore players.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
Verb
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Leaves dance far overhead on the outstretched limbs of trees older than you, creating a lightshow of sun beams bouncing from cloud to earth and back again.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Getting away from the bouncing ball is also essential.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Dan Vladar made 34 saves to help Philadelphia rebound from a 2-1 shootout loss to Columbus at home Saturday night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Thanks to their rebounding efforts, the Cowboys are staying just in reach of Vanderbilt midway through the second half.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Reaves chucked up a line drive that ricocheted off the front of the rim and toward his left.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Tired legs left Charlotte’s shots ricocheting off the front rim, with Mingo totaling eight points on 3-of-12 shooting, and Bradford notching 12 points on 33% shooting from the field.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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