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Recent Examples of caromed
Gustavsson made the initial save on a long-range shot, but the puck caromed to the top of the crease where leading scorer Sam Reinhart was waiting to pop it in.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
After stuffing the shot, which caromed to the Razorbacks' Nick Pringle, James fell to the floor writhing in pain and grasping at his back.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
White had a chance to win the game as time expired, but his deep three caromed off the back of the rim.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Caneiro made a 58-yard field goal just before halftime, had a 51-yarder bounce off the left upright and caromed in a 54-yarder off the same upright later in the third quarter.
—John Marshall, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
The ball caromed to him for a one-man fast break.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Sanford jarred the ball loose as Zollers was loading up to pass, and the ball caromed to A&M’s Dalton Brooks virtually in stride behind Zollers.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
Penn State defensive tackle Xavier Gilliam blocked Stevens’ low, line-drive kick, and the ball caromed backward to the 35-yard line.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick jumped and got a glove on it but the ball caromed off his glove and the top of the wall, bouncing back into the field of play – where Frelick caught it, thoroughly confusing the three Dodger baserunners.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
After stuffing the shot, which caromed to the Razorbacks' Nick Pringle, James fell to the floor writhing in pain and grasping at his back.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
White had a chance to win the game as time expired, but his deep three caromed off the back of the rim.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Caneiro made a 58-yard field goal just before halftime, had a 51-yarder bounce off the left upright and caromed in a 54-yarder off the same upright later in the third quarter.
—John Marshall, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
The ball caromed to him for a one-man fast break.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Sanford jarred the ball loose as Zollers was loading up to pass, and the ball caromed to A&M’s Dalton Brooks virtually in stride behind Zollers.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
Penn State defensive tackle Xavier Gilliam blocked Stevens’ low, line-drive kick, and the ball caromed backward to the 35-yard line.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Brewers center fielder Sal Frelick jumped and got a glove on it but the ball caromed off his glove and the top of the wall, bouncing back into the field of play – where Frelick caught it, thoroughly confusing the three Dodger baserunners.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caromed
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The Avs got a bit of a break when the puck bounced past Jensen and right to Kelly, who beat Reimer for his 11th goal of the season.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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At the Oakland Medical Center, Gabby Grady, a physical therapist at Kaiser’s San Francisco Medical Center, bounced her one-year-old baby, Quinn, in the crowd.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Last week, videos ricocheted across social media showing federal immigration agents restraining a man inside a Walmart in Minnesota and detaining individuals at the entrance of a Target.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The shot attempt ricocheted into the corner of the net, and the Terriers stormed the ice.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Texas basketball coach Sean Miller glanced over the stat sheet after Saturday’s 74-70 home loss to rival Texas A&M with a grimace before stating the obvious.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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Then the star guard’s eyes glanced at Drew Timme’s T-shirt.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Caromed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caromed. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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