as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things
we felt a definite jounce every time the car hit a pothole
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as in shakes
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
a rickety cart jouncing as it was being pulled over the cobblestoned streets
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jounces
Noun
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The vast majority of fatal and severe collisions are preventable with changes to infrastructure and policy.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026 -
The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center plans to incorporate bird-friendly glass, a move aimed at reducing deadly collisions with reflective surfaces.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Shigeaki Mori at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 27, 2016.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Famously there is a leap day every four years—that shakes things up.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Just after lunchtime on a Saturday in November, a sea of purple braids bobs in unison, barely clearing the tops of the movie-theater seats behind them.—
Eliza Berman,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Colorado Water Conservation Board Director Lauren Ris explained that droughts do not affect every community the same way, and understanding where the impacts are most severe can help the state respond to those challenges.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Bergdoll cautioned that these impacts won't take effect immediately.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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The video suddenly jerks away as the vehicle starts to move and shots can be heard.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Zendaya's take, paired with that of her stylist Law Roach's vision, ensured the outfit was kept classic by pairing it with her longtime go-to shoe, the So Kate pumps from Christian Louboutin.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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This tour features the accustomed three blue-skinned performers (drawn from the dozens of actors/musicians who’ve been trained to do the various shows) plus another character, The Rock Star, a female multi-instrumentalists who pumps the soundtrack for the Blue Men’s alien antics.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Thousands more survive crashes with serious and sometimes life-changing injuries.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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San Francisco Police arrested two people in connection with the recent killing of a two-year-old and an adult man in two separate car crashes in the city.—
Aldo Toledo,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The mind shudders at the thought.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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So one shudders to think what might happen when the Dolphins now face a murderer’s row of elite running backs and mobile quarterbacks.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Jounces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jounces. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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