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caroms

verb

present tense third-person singular of carom

as in rebounds

to strike and fly off at an angle a ball caromed off the wall

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Recent Examples of caroms Medical equipment caroms off the walls, bangs toward their father. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026

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Rachel Banham contributed 11 points and four rebounds off the bench.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Short sellers betting against SpaceX are rapidly retreating from the trade, just as the newly public stock rebounds from its post-IPO slump.

— Yun Li, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

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But here, in a backyard on Cimarron Street on the last Saturday in July, conversation bounces from table to table, mouth to mouth, and the harmony of the day falls into place.

— Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Expect cameos from the likes of Mystique, Sabretooth and Jean Grey in an adventure that bounces from Canada to Japan and beyond.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

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