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Recent Examples of caromed
The ball is caromed out to Richard Hamilton, who comes streaking in from the top of the key to put up a runner—no good!
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Jung Hoo Lee, who’s still learning Oracle Park’s right field, overran Paul Goldschmidt’s base hit down the right-field line that caromed off the short, angled side wall in foul territory, allowing a single to become a double.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
After a replay review, it was determined that the ball had not caromed off James' foot out of bounds — and Los Angeles maintained possession.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The puck caromed right to Robertson in the left circle.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
After missing his first chance to set the record when a stepback 3-point attempt caromed off the front rim, Gilgeous-Alexander tallied his 18th and 19th points at the free-throw line.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
After a pass from Vladimir Tarasenko, Kaprizov’s initial shot went wide right of the net, but caromed hard off the end boards and emerged at the left side of the net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley’s back and in.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley's back and in.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Jung Hoo Lee, who’s still learning Oracle Park’s right field, overran Paul Goldschmidt’s base hit down the right-field line that caromed off the short, angled side wall in foul territory, allowing a single to become a double.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
After a replay review, it was determined that the ball had not caromed off James' foot out of bounds — and Los Angeles maintained possession.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The puck caromed right to Robertson in the left circle.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
After missing his first chance to set the record when a stepback 3-point attempt caromed off the front rim, Gilgeous-Alexander tallied his 18th and 19th points at the free-throw line.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
After a pass from Vladimir Tarasenko, Kaprizov’s initial shot went wide right of the net, but caromed hard off the end boards and emerged at the left side of the net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley’s back and in.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley's back and in.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caromed
Verb
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Then, in first-half stoppage time, Brazil pounced on the counterattack after a Croatia corner kick bounced to the feet of Matheus Cunha.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Campaign sponsors hoped that anyone unaware of her story — an innocent young woman killed by a man who’d bounced in and out of prison — might see her face, find the security video of her brutal death, and be moved.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Forsberg scored on a free kick from the edge of the penalty arc that ricocheted off the crossbar into the net to give the Red Bulls a 2-1 lead in the 48th.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Defender Luka Vuskovic’s long-range shot ricocheted off a defender, and Colombian goalkeeper Camilo Vargas was unable to stop it from hitting the back of the net.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Josh Whitman glanced at his phone for a moment Saturday night amid all of the hugging, celebrating and reflecting on Illinois’ 71-59 win over Iowa in the Elite Eight.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Mullins glanced up and saw two seconds on the clock, but time froze, the world stopped.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Caromed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caromed. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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