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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
Japan finds late score for electric draw After multiple looks in the box, Japan ended up closing the match on a fluke corner kick that ricocheted off two Japanese players and into the back of the net in the 89th minute, with the last contact coming from star midfielder Daichi Kamada.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
The post quickly ricocheted across social media, drawing both fierce agreement and sharp pushback.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 June 2026
McGinn's shot ricocheted off a defender from 13 yards out.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
The ball ricocheted off him to his left, where second baseman Santiago Espinal made a last-ditch effort to salvage the play but couldn’t pick up the ball cleanly.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
His second shot ricocheted off a tree, and his third landed in a greenside bunker.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Clips of his exchanges with Hegseth and other officials have ricocheted across social media, introducing a wider audience to a lawmaker long better known inside the Pentagon than outside it.
—Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026
Song opened with a walk, stole second and scored when Tatis’ grounder up the middle ricocheted off second base into shallow right field for an RBI single.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Twice in the first half, a shot ricocheted off the backboard before bouncing between the legs of a Sky defender and into the hands of the Tempo.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
The post quickly ricocheted across social media, drawing both fierce agreement and sharp pushback.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 June 2026
McGinn's shot ricocheted off a defender from 13 yards out.
—CBS News, 14 June 2026
The ball ricocheted off him to his left, where second baseman Santiago Espinal made a last-ditch effort to salvage the play but couldn’t pick up the ball cleanly.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
His second shot ricocheted off a tree, and his third landed in a greenside bunker.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Clips of his exchanges with Hegseth and other officials have ricocheted across social media, introducing a wider audience to a lawmaker long better known inside the Pentagon than outside it.
—Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026
Song opened with a walk, stole second and scored when Tatis’ grounder up the middle ricocheted off second base into shallow right field for an RBI single.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Twice in the first half, a shot ricocheted off the backboard before bouncing between the legs of a Sky defender and into the hands of the Tempo.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricocheted
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Near the end, an automatic volley machine shot out pink tennis balls that bounced onto stray drum cymbals spilled around the room.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
18 June 2026
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But to someone whose national team just got bounced from the World Cup, which won’t return for four years?—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2026
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Those numbers have since rebounded some, but Musk has repeatedly shrugged off troubles — emphasizing that Tesla’s future lies less in car sales than getting people to take rides in them as self-driving taxis.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Applications for both home purchase and refinancing loans rebounded.—
Alex Veiga,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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“Ricocheted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricocheted. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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