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Recent Examples of ricochet
The appropriations ricochet off the feminist imitations of Andy Warhol and Frank Stella paintings that Elaine Sturtevant began to make in the 1960s.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
The Cardinals had runners at first and second with two outs in the eighth when Alec Burleson bounced a ball back up the middle that ricocheted off Casparius’ right arm and toward shortstop.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 June 2025
The story ricocheted within theatrical circles on what had been known or discussed and prompted labor union Actors Equity at the time to call on employees to be released from non-disclosure agreements.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
The sun ricocheted off of her medium brown tone, highlighting her almost imperceptibly darker roots to add quiet dimension to the look.
—Essence, 20 June 2025
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
The Cardinals had runners at first and second with two outs in the eighth when Alec Burleson bounced a ball back up the middle that ricocheted off Casparius’ right arm and toward shortstop.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 8 June 2025
The story ricocheted within theatrical circles on what had been known or discussed and prompted labor union Actors Equity at the time to call on employees to be released from non-disclosure agreements.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
The sun ricocheted off of her medium brown tone, highlighting her almost imperceptibly darker roots to add quiet dimension to the look.
—Essence, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricochet
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The challenge properly starts the next day, and basically immediately, the contestants who aren’t Jesus and Antonio start complaining about Jesus and Antonio, who are essentially working together at the same table, bouncing ideas off each other and swapping construction techniques.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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Long wait times, endless tests and bouncing from one specialist to another while relaying the same lengthy medical history over and over.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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While tribal casinos throughout the U.S. have rebounded since the pandemic and are reporting their largest revenues ever, advocates are stressing the need for tribes to diversify their income.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Private jet flying, as tracked by ARGUS and WingX, has rebounded after two years of slight declines and is approaching the record levels seen in 2022.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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