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Recent Examples of carom
Taylor Pannell hit a deep fly to left field to lead off Tennessee’s half of the ninth, a ball that caromed off Rylee Slimp’s glove and hit the white padding on the top of the wall but didn’t leave the field.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Mets third baseman Brett Baty bounced his throw home, the ball caroming over the head of catcher Francisco Alvarez and into the glove of Garrett, who was backing up the play.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
But Díaz grounded out on a soft grounder that caromed off Thielbar’s glove and directly to second baseman Nico Hoerner.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
And then the lowlights began — dunks that died at the rim, slipped from his grip to ricochet off the backboard, caromed off the iron to fly skyward.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Mets third baseman Brett Baty bounced his throw home, the ball caroming over the head of catcher Francisco Alvarez and into the glove of Garrett, who was backing up the play.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
But Díaz grounded out on a soft grounder that caromed off Thielbar’s glove and directly to second baseman Nico Hoerner.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
And then the lowlights began — dunks that died at the rim, slipped from his grip to ricochet off the backboard, caromed off the iron to fly skyward.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
Verb
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Amazon $350 Target Sony’s hallowed WH-1000XM4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) headphones have been bouncing up and down in price since the XM5 was released.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Choi sees a larger change coming to smartphones in the future that involves relying on AI agents to accomplish tasks, like watching a movie, sharing a recipe or booking a vacation, instead of bouncing between apps.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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From reviewing each poll in the last six months, a pattern emerges among conservative voters in which support for the president declines then rebounds to its base level.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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However, oil and gas stocks rebounded sharply from their lows after Trump’s tariff announcement, with the Stoxx 600 Oil & Gas index now above its April 1 level.—
Matt Ward-Perkins,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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The story ricocheted within theatrical circles on what had been known or discussed and prompted labor union Actors Equity at the time to call on employees to be released from non-disclosure agreements.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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The sun ricocheted off of her medium brown tone, highlighting her almost imperceptibly darker roots to add quiet dimension to the look.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 June 2025
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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