variants
also ricochetted
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
Mia Graff’s cross from near the right corner ricocheted in off the far post to give Mankato East (15-3-2) a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute.
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Its influence ricocheted through decades of homages, from Madonna to Ryan Gosling, proof that a perfect jewel-box tableau never dulls.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 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
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
News of the deaths ricocheted through the prison system, spreading fear and unease.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
News of the case ricocheted among Latin America experts working in the White House, Capitol Hill and think tanks.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
The balls ricocheted at all angles, testing Edelman’s hand-eye coordination and reaction time.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Trailing by three runs going into the bottom of the ninth, the Giants brought the tying run to the plate when Matt Chapman drew a leadoff walk, then Casey Schmitt hit a one-out double that ricocheted off third base and into left field.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Its influence ricocheted through decades of homages, from Madonna to Ryan Gosling, proof that a perfect jewel-box tableau never dulls.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 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
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
News of the deaths ricocheted through the prison system, spreading fear and unease.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
News of the case ricocheted among Latin America experts working in the White House, Capitol Hill and think tanks.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
The balls ricocheted at all angles, testing Edelman’s hand-eye coordination and reaction time.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Trailing by three runs going into the bottom of the ninth, the Giants brought the tying run to the plate when Matt Chapman drew a leadoff walk, then Casey Schmitt hit a one-out double that ricocheted off third base and into left field.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricocheted
bounced
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The puck bounced up and hit DeMelo in the face, and a referee whistled Boldy for high sticking, although replay revealed at no time did Boldy’s stick touch DeMelo.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Ricocheted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricocheted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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