caromed

past tense of carom

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Recent Examples of caromed Carolina eventually forced overtime, but the Golden Knights won in double OT when Shea Theodore bounced a puck off the boards that caromed off goalie Brandon Bussi's skate. ABC News, 9 June 2026 The ball caromed high off the rim, and San Antonio’s Devin Vassell leapt to catch it. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026 The ball caromed back into the outfield and Rumfield momentarily stopped at second base. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 There was brief confusion on the field when the ball caromed back into the outfield. CBS News, 2 June 2026 The ball caromed off the low fence down the left field line. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026 Pulverized, the iron core likely caromed off the moon after initially digging deep into the lunar mantle and scattering traces of magnetized terrain across the south pole. Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026 In the second, Kyle Tucker pulled a ground ball that caromed off first base for a double, took third when Dalton Rushing beat out a two-out infield single and scored when McCullers bounced a changeup that Salazar could not block. Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026 Six months to the day since having knee surgery for a torn ACL and both menisci cartilage, Ekwinski lined a one-hop smash that hit third base and caromed up and out into left field for a single in the Foxes’ 7-0 Southwest Prairie Conference win. Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caromed
Verb
  • In the last World Cup, Mexico only managed to score two goals as it was bounced after group play.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026
  • But Brunson helped bring the Knicks back with 36 points and Anunoby finished with 33, swooping in as Brunson’s shot bounced softly off the front of the rim and stretching high with his right hand to tap it in.
    Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Clips of his exchanges with Hegseth and other officials have ricocheted across social media, introducing a wider audience to a lawmaker long better known inside the Pentagon than outside it.
    Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026
  • Song opened with a walk, stole second and scored when Tatis' grounder up the middle ricocheted off second base into shallow right field for an RBI single.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Churchgoers gasped and glanced at their neighbors; some burst out laughing.
    Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
  • Nursing his beer, the newcomer glanced around the room.
    Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 29 May 2026

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“Caromed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caromed. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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