as in bouncing
to strike and fly off at an angle
a ball caromed off the wall
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Recent Examples of caroming
Los Angeles went back in front 3-2 early in the third period when Byfield sent the puck caroming off the boards back into the crease, Wallstedt lost it in his skates off his line, and it was eventually knocked in by an errant Minnesota stick.
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CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Kings went back in front 3-2 early in the third period when Byfield sent the puck caroming off the boards back into the crease, Wallstedt lost it in his skates off his line, and it was eventually knocked in by an errant Minnesota stick.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
The ball appeared to deflect off a television sound man along the low retaining wall in foul territory before caroming into shallow right field.
—Beth Harris, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
The Kings went back in front 3-2 early in the third period when Byfield sent the puck caroming off the boards back into the crease, Wallstedt lost it in his skates off his line, and it was eventually knocked in by an errant Minnesota stick.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
The ball appeared to deflect off a television sound man along the low retaining wall in foul territory before caroming into shallow right field.
—Beth Harris, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caroming
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From rocket engines to bouncing a ball, a fish swimming, to children jumping on the trampoline, everything can be explained using this law.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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The program felt unruly, bouncing between satire, sincerity and outright extravaganza.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tired legs left Charlotte’s shots ricocheting off the front rim, with Mingo totaling eight points on 3-of-12 shooting, and Bradford notching 12 points on 33% shooting from the field.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2026
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Wire services and newspaper correspondents sent Patrick’s tale ricocheting from coast to coast and around the world.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Caroming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caroming. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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