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Recent Examples of carom
Then, Machado scored when Bivens’ next pitch sailed high and caromed off catcher Patrick Bailey’s glove.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 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
With two outs in the inning Jake Burger hit an RBI double down the left field line, which caromed weirdly off the wall away from Jarren Duran and allowed Pederson to score from first.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
Any of the teams can win, if its goaltender is hot and if the puck caroms out to the right stick at the right time.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 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
With two outs in the inning Jake Burger hit an RBI double down the left field line, which caromed weirdly off the wall away from Jarren Duran and allowed Pederson to score from first.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
Any of the teams can win, if its goaltender is hot and if the puck caroms out to the right stick at the right time.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
Verb
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Robertson broke his bat while bouncing one back to the mound.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wright has largely worked in England for the past several years, bouncing between rental homes.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Chinese markets rebounded following three days of decline.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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While the area was affected by hurricanes in 2024, the town has rebounded and is ready to welcome visitors.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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That was the headline that ricocheted across newsrooms, markets, and the desks of civil rights groups earlier this summer, sparking alarm and urgent calls to action.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Joan Silber is a contemporary genius at creating artful stories of a multitude of characters who ricochet in cunning ways, crossing generations and continents.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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