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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
Rollins countered Breakker’s punches in the corner with a buckle bomb, and then, Breakker ricocheted into a vicious clothesline to take both men down.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Police said at the time that a bullet Jones fired ricocheted off the floor, passed through a dressing-room wall and struck Orellana-Peralta.
—City News Service, Daily News, 7 May 2026
The first shot struck the suspect, and another bullet ricocheted off the ground and went through a dressing room and struck Orellana-Peralta.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Two males, ages 18 and 16, were arrested after allegedly firing a gun near a death investigation scene in Kuna, forcing seven Ada County employees to take cover as about a dozen bullets ricocheted nearby.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
Moments after Burn’s goal, Brighton’s high press nearly paid dividends when a weak pass from Nick Pope ricocheted off Jack Hinshelwood’s foot and came back off the post.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Markanich blasted a header from the left side of the area the bounced of the right post, rolled along the goal line and ricocheted off the left post into the net to give Minnesota its first lead in the 74th minute.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
These three inevitabilities rattled and ricocheted around my cranium every Tuesday morning for the better part of two years.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
With the game again tied, this time 2-2, Marcus Semien hit a double off the wall that ricocheted directly into Larnach’s hand.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Police said at the time that a bullet Jones fired ricocheted off the floor, passed through a dressing-room wall and struck Orellana-Peralta.
—City News Service, Daily News, 7 May 2026
The first shot struck the suspect, and another bullet ricocheted off the ground and went through a dressing room and struck Orellana-Peralta.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 7 May 2026
Two males, ages 18 and 16, were arrested after allegedly firing a gun near a death investigation scene in Kuna, forcing seven Ada County employees to take cover as about a dozen bullets ricocheted nearby.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 May 2026
Moments after Burn’s goal, Brighton’s high press nearly paid dividends when a weak pass from Nick Pope ricocheted off Jack Hinshelwood’s foot and came back off the post.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Markanich blasted a header from the left side of the area the bounced of the right post, rolled along the goal line and ricocheted off the left post into the net to give Minnesota its first lead in the 74th minute.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
These three inevitabilities rattled and ricocheted around my cranium every Tuesday morning for the better part of two years.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
With the game again tied, this time 2-2, Marcus Semien hit a double off the wall that ricocheted directly into Larnach’s hand.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricocheted
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But Aaron Nesmith made six 6-pointers in the fourth before Haliburton’s long 2-pointer — which bounced high off the rim and fell through the net as time expired — forced overtime.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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German Berterame pushed Miami ahead 4-3 in the 84th minute and then Messi’s shot, which bounced in off Celentano, padded the lead.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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As the unstable crater collapsed inward, part of the basin rebounded unevenly, raising sections of the interior higher than others.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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The 21-year-old left-hander rebounded from two sup-par starts to spin five shutout innings in high Single-A Fort Wayne’s 1-0 win over visiting Beloit.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ricocheted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricocheted. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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