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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For nearly two decades, the percentage of people 15 or older working full time for an employer has been stuck in a loop, bouncing between 42% and 46%.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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In one scene, the kids are bouncing in the back yard on a trampoline when Jeremy returns home with a policeman, under arrest.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Many of them have ended in chaos, including arrests, a bloody head wound from an LAPD projectile, bonfires of garbage and ricocheting fireworks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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His drive veered deep left and appeared headed for the trees before ricocheting back into the fairway.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Caroming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caroming. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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