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Recent Examples of caromed
Her screaming grounder to short caromed into left field and sent home Albon, who had singled and stole second.
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Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Callender’s deflection right at the line in the second half caromed to the near side and appeared to cross the end line, but SDFC was not awarded a corner kick.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
The ball went over Jonah Heim’s glove, caromed off the backstop and Heim was able to recover the ball and fire it to second base to try to get the runner stealing second base.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Plagued by slow starts this season, the Red Wings solved that problem 100 seconds into the game when Detroit’s first shot on goal eluded Gustavsson on the glove side and caromed off the inside of the goalpost, igniting an afternoon audience at Little Caesars Arena.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
The pair advanced to second and third when catcher Carlos Narváez attempted to pick Machado off at first, and the ball caromed off the Padres third baseman’s foot and away from Contreras.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
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!
—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
Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Callender’s deflection right at the line in the second half caromed to the near side and appeared to cross the end line, but SDFC was not awarded a corner kick.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
The ball went over Jonah Heim’s glove, caromed off the backstop and Heim was able to recover the ball and fire it to second base to try to get the runner stealing second base.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Plagued by slow starts this season, the Red Wings solved that problem 100 seconds into the game when Detroit’s first shot on goal eluded Gustavsson on the glove side and caromed off the inside of the goalpost, igniting an afternoon audience at Little Caesars Arena.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
The pair advanced to second and third when catcher Carlos Narváez attempted to pick Machado off at first, and the ball caromed off the Padres third baseman’s foot and away from Contreras.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
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!
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caromed
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Frelick scored the go-ahead run when Brice Turang grounded to second on a chopper that bounced over the head of Rogers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Beyond the Spider-Verse was eventually rescheduled to open on June 4, 2027, and subsequently bounced to June 18.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
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Johnston, the 22-year-old center already in his fourth postseason and 58th playoff game, put Dallas up 1-0 midway through the first on his shot that ricocheted off the boards behind the net and then went off the left skate of goalie Jesper Wallstedt and just inside the post.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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And then came the cross from Rodolfo Aloko to striker Archie Goodwin, who then ricocheted the ball into the net.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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Clarke nearly robbed him at the center-field fence, but the ball glanced off his glove.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The photo, taken at Balmoral Castle in 2015, showed a young George holding hands with his father while a baby Charlotte, held by her mother, glanced at her great-grandparents as the Queen smiled back at her.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Caromed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caromed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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