as in bouncing
to strike and fly off at an angle
a ball caromed off the wall
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The simplicity is intentional so your eye isn't bouncing, but rather gliding through the room.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025 -
Younger testers appreciated the creative putt-and-play system, from bouncing the marble off rocks to spiraling it into fences and bridges.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Goldman’s investment banking business, which brings in fees from services like underwriting initial public offerings (IPO) and advising on mergers and acquisitions (M & A), has been rebounding over the past several quarters.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Boilermakers were also a below-average rebounding team.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Neon lights bathed the arena as fans dressed as hot dogs, hamburgers, pharaohs and candy canes danced in their seats to the bass ricocheting from body to body.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Despite the pre-snap penalties on both sides, the refs allowed the play to continue, so Jones ripped a pass high across the middle, only for the ball to go off wide receiver Anthony Gould’s hands before ricocheting off the crossbar and out of bounds.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Caroming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caroming. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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