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Recent Examples of carom
Jesus Sanchez, normally a right fielder, lost track of the ball, which caromed off the bottom of the wall for a two-run triple.
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Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Rafaela, the Red Sox's center fielder, ran over to back up Abreu, and the ball caromed off of Abreu’s glove and right to Rafaela.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Instead, perhaps the worst pitch shot of McIlroy’s career caromed along the front of No. 13, trundling down into the water.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The teams traded runs in the 11th as Pittsburgh’s Adam Frazier hit an RBI groundout off Lake Bachar, and Kyle Stowers tied it with an RBI infield single that caromed off Wentz in the bottom half.
—Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
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Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Rafaela, the Red Sox's center fielder, ran over to back up Abreu, and the ball caromed off of Abreu’s glove and right to Rafaela.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Instead, perhaps the worst pitch shot of McIlroy’s career caromed along the front of No. 13, trundling down into the water.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The teams traded runs in the 11th as Pittsburgh’s Adam Frazier hit an RBI groundout off Lake Bachar, and Kyle Stowers tied it with an RBI infield single that caromed off Wentz in the bottom half.
—Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
Verb
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Long before its official release on June 3, The Slip was already bouncing down the ramp with both fists punching the air.—
Book Marks
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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Durham says that to his knowledge, every check but one bounced.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Conclusions Stocks have rebounded as the odds of a recession have fallen.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Could Trump cuts lead to ‘rebound’ in gun violence and deaths?—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The quote quickly ricocheted across news outlets, igniting headlines and debates about the economic future of billions.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The puck ricocheted to open ice, where McDavid, fresh off the bench, pounced after cutting to the middle at the defensive blue line.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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