ricocheted

variants also ricochetted
past tense of ricochet
as in bounced
to strike and fly off at an angle the ball ricocheted off the fielder's glove and went over the fence for a home run

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Recent Examples of ricocheted That was the headline that ricocheted across newsrooms, markets, and the desks of civil rights groups earlier this summer, sparking alarm and urgent calls to action. Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 One bullet ricocheted off the metal door, while two shots went through the door. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 The threads One exhibit took place in Doug Aitken's industrial art studio, where strings of light ricocheted across the wall as a film played on the artist's projector, depicting evocative dancers in an Amazon factory, drivers in the countryside and a myriad other human experiences. Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025 New kicker Matthew Wright lifted the Kansas City Chiefs to a 19-17 victory over the Chargers on Sunday night with a 31-yard field goal that miraculously ricocheted through the uprights. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 Back in the Nineties, a story ricocheted all across the Internet that Pink Floyd secretly synced up their 1973 LP Dark Side of the Moon to The Wizard of Oz. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024 His advocacy campaign to remove Harvard’s then-president over plagiarism allegations ricocheted this year to Oxman apologizing for citation errors in her own PhD dissertation. Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricocheted
bounced
Verb
  • Ohtani walked against Juan Mejia before Freeman bounced a double over the head of Farmer at first base.
    Field Level Media, Reuters, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Or when the Dolphins started off the 2023 season 3-0 just to lose their final two games and subsequently get bounced by the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild card round.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Ricocheted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricocheted. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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