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Recent Examples of carom
The ball caromed toward Hayes, who barehanded it and threw out the speedy Teodosio at first.
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Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
Cronenworth’s line drive caromed off second base and catapulted over Adames’ head.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
But the Mets received a huge break when Juan Soto’s ground ball up the middle clipped Lucchesi’s leg and caromed away from Adames for an RBI single.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 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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Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
Cronenworth’s line drive caromed off second base and catapulted over Adames’ head.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
But the Mets received a huge break when Juan Soto’s ground ball up the middle clipped Lucchesi’s leg and caromed away from Adames for an RBI single.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 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
Verb
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A lot of people bounce through the system because these symptoms are so vague.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Broadcom shares bounced 10% on the news.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Falcons are fresh off of an impressive win over the Bills, while the 49ers are dealing with injuries all over and look to rebound from a loss to the Buccaneers last week.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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That sweetener was well received by markets, helping Wall Street rebound early in the week.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the center of it all is the consumer who will be out there on the other side of the phone as the show ricochets around the internet.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Buium would pull the Wild within two midway through the third period on a power play, but less than a minute later, the Wild lost a faceoff and Boone Jenner’s shot ricocheted off Adam Fantilli for a 6-3 lead.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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