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Recent Examples of ricochet
Every red and blue photon gets sucked into a plant for photosynthesis, just the green ones ricocheting through the understory to form a kind of therapeutic light bath.
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Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricochet
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After bobbling the snap, Rodgers eventually picked up the bouncing ball, broke several tackles, started running backward to avoid the pressure, eventually rolled out and threw the ball on the move to a wide-open receiver in the end zone.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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The first season introduced viewers to Andrew Yancy (Vaughn), who has been bounced from the Miami Police Department and is now a health inspector in the Keys.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Packers look to rebound from an embarrassing loss to the Carolina Panthers at home last week.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The poor rebounding continued a worrisome trend.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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