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Recent Examples of carom
Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick jumped and got a glove on it but the ball caromed off his glove and the top of the wall, bouncing back into the field of play – where Frelick caught it, thoroughly confusing the three Dodger baserunners.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Infield singles by Jake Cronenworth and Tatis in the eighth inning, both of which caromed off pitcher Gregory Soto, broke up the offensive languor but did not result in the game being any closer.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Cronenworth’s line drive caromed off second base and catapulted over Adames’ head.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Blue Jackets forward James van Riemsdyk had his wrist shot from the left circle carom off the crossbar with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the first period.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Infield singles by Jake Cronenworth and Tatis in the eighth inning, both of which caromed off pitcher Gregory Soto, broke up the offensive languor but did not result in the game being any closer.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Cronenworth’s line drive caromed off second base and catapulted over Adames’ head.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Blue Jackets forward James van Riemsdyk had his wrist shot from the left circle carom off the crossbar with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the first period.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
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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.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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As the sun sets, the room bounces in the light of flickering tapers, dripping wax in shades of merlot and blush down to their vintage saucers.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The data showed petroleum consumption hit record highs just before the COVID-19 pandemic, then dropped, and later appeared to begin rebounding.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Affordability is still near record lows, but housing inventory has rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels as of 2025.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the Cowboys’ special teams answered when Sam Williams blocked a punt that ricocheted off his helmet and rolled into the end zone, where Marshawn Kneeland recovered it for a touchdown.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Mia Graff’s cross from near the right corner ricocheted in off the far post to give Mankato East (15-3-2) a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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