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Recent Examples of ricochet
Wheatley mixes the constant sounds of gunfire and dynamite extremely loud in the mix, accentuating their impact by having bodies fly across rooms and ricochet off of walls after being blasted with ammunition the length and thickness of a soda can.
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
But Landman, poised like a basketball defender, punched with his right hand and ricocheted the ball onto the turf at SoFi Stadium.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
During the daytime, streams of people would be brought to hospitals with blast wounds, with explosive fragments having ricocheted through their bodies, Ali said.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Joan Silber is a contemporary genius at creating artful stories of a multitude of characters who ricochet in cunning ways, crossing generations and continents.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
But Landman, poised like a basketball defender, punched with his right hand and ricocheted the ball onto the turf at SoFi Stadium.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
During the daytime, streams of people would be brought to hospitals with blast wounds, with explosive fragments having ricocheted through their bodies, Ali said.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Joan Silber is a contemporary genius at creating artful stories of a multitude of characters who ricochet in cunning ways, crossing generations and continents.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricochet
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Sasaki needed two pitches to get the final out, as Tommy Edman fired a bouncing throw that Freeman had to sprawl to grab to close out the night.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The score would have given Arizona a 21-point lead late in the game, but instead the ball bounced out of the back of the end zone, resulting in a touchback and a turnover.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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This sport is littered with clubs that have hit their nadirs and rebounded all within the timeframe of the Angels’ last winning record, the Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks and many more.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Freeport-McMoRan is likely to rebound from an environmental disaster last month at its giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia that led the copper and gold producer to cut its production estimates, according to UBS.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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