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Recent Examples of ricochet
About five minutes later, Carolina took control on a shot by Nikolaj Ehlers that deflected off Wedgewood’s blocker pad, then ricocheted off Sebastian Aho’s leg into the net as Aho skated freely in front of the crease.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
At the center of it all is the consumer who will be out there on the other side of the phone as the show ricochets around the internet.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Buium would pull the Wild within two midway through the third period on a power play, but less than a minute later, the Wild lost a faceoff and Boone Jenner’s shot ricocheted off Adam Fantilli for a 6-3 lead.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
In the middle of the store, the recruiter dropped to his knees and began hammering the pipe flat—bam, bam, bam—the sound ricocheting off the walls.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
At the center of it all is the consumer who will be out there on the other side of the phone as the show ricochets around the internet.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Buium would pull the Wild within two midway through the third period on a power play, but less than a minute later, the Wild lost a faceoff and Boone Jenner’s shot ricocheted off Adam Fantilli for a 6-3 lead.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
In the middle of the store, the recruiter dropped to his knees and began hammering the pipe flat—bam, bam, bam—the sound ricocheting off the walls.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricochet
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The camera then panned to Sophia, who was happily bouncing in mom Alex’s arms while wearing a white sweater with her name embroidered in script across the front and a tiny white hair bow.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The shareholder meetings give the youngest Browns in the sixth and seventh generations, and their distant cousins, a chance to meet and bounce ideas off one another.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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The data showed petroleum consumption hit record highs just before the COVID-19 pandemic, then dropped, and later appeared to begin rebounding.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Affordability is still near record lows, but housing inventory has rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels as of 2025.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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