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 Sentra caromed into the taxi, climbed up its hood, and came to rest. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 There were airballs, clanks off the rim, caroms off the glass, shots that rattled around and fell out. The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025 The Sentra caromed into the taxi, climbed up its hood, and came to rest. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 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 See All Example Sentences for carom
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  • Lopez was making just his third career start after bouncing between Triple-A and MLB with the Tampa Bay Rays over the previous two seasons.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2025
  • Considering how Walker slogged through last season and how he’s bounced between the rotation and bullpen, the outing underscored his contributions over the first two months.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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  • Is the drop in births just a blip, and will the fertility rate rebound soon?
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025
  • Some avoidable, simple mistakes cost them — early foul trouble has a unique way of interrupting rhythm and flow, boxing out and not being overpowered by a team that is neck and neck in the rebounding department for the postseason — those are good places to start.
    Kelly Iko, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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  • But the band uses those qualities in the service of some of the year’s tightest, catchiest rock songs, full of hooks that will ricochet around your head all summer.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
  • Image Images from that time ricocheted around the world: The priest left dead in a garage, his mouth open.
    Kim Barker, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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