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carom

verb

Definition of carom

as in to bounce

to strike and fly off at an angle a ball caromed off the wall

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Recent Examples of carom The ball caromed off Ruiz’s glove and over the fence for a home run. — Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Derek Hill hit his head against the outfield railing while trying to make a leaping catch at the wall, and the ball caromed toward right field. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Fox’s hopes took a nasty turn on the par-3 15th when his tee shot caromed off the side of a bunker and settled next to the lip, leaving him no stance and no shot. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 Caminero turned and started to running to second as the ball caromed off the rail in front of the Rays dugout, but slowed down as got close. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for carom

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And three, sometimes four, of those many waking hours are spent in the car — bouncing from home to school to her second or third job and home again — with music at full blast to drown out the babble of anxiety, most of it financial.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
The song runs along a bouncing track with airy melodies swirling throughout each verse.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

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