variants
also ricochetting
as in bouncing
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 ricocheting
The children are giggly and boisterous, their voices ricocheting off the walls around us.
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Anderson Tepper, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Sound waves ricocheting between buildings stretched out reverberation times and created an uneven acoustic field.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Tired legs left Charlotte’s shots ricocheting off the front rim, with Mingo totaling eight points on 3-of-12 shooting, and Bradford notching 12 points on 33% shooting from the field.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
Wire services and newspaper correspondents sent Patrick’s tale ricocheting from coast to coast and around the world.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
De Jong added to the lead from inside the area in the 32nd and López sealed the victory with a beautiful long-range shot in the 81st, with the ball ricocheting off the post before going into the net.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
The pervasive use of less lethal tactics, caught on video and ricocheting across social media, began in late spring and summer in California and Oregon, expanded into Chicago in the fall and reached a crescendo in Minneapolis, where officers shot and killed two protesters last month.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Throughout a year of ricocheting among genres, Smith has kept a mantra close to his chest.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The decisive goal came as David Ruiz played a 91st-minute square ball to Santiago Morales that ended up ricocheting off Rivero before looping into the back of the net past a rooted Castillo.
—Gianfranco Panizo, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Anderson Tepper, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Sound waves ricocheting between buildings stretched out reverberation times and created an uneven acoustic field.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Tired legs left Charlotte’s shots ricocheting off the front rim, with Mingo totaling eight points on 3-of-12 shooting, and Bradford notching 12 points on 33% shooting from the field.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
Wire services and newspaper correspondents sent Patrick’s tale ricocheting from coast to coast and around the world.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
De Jong added to the lead from inside the area in the 32nd and López sealed the victory with a beautiful long-range shot in the 81st, with the ball ricocheting off the post before going into the net.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
The pervasive use of less lethal tactics, caught on video and ricocheting across social media, began in late spring and summer in California and Oregon, expanded into Chicago in the fall and reached a crescendo in Minneapolis, where officers shot and killed two protesters last month.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Throughout a year of ricocheting among genres, Smith has kept a mantra close to his chest.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The decisive goal came as David Ruiz played a 91st-minute square ball to Santiago Morales that ended up ricocheting off Rivero before looping into the back of the net past a rooted Castillo.
—Gianfranco Panizo, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricocheting
bouncing
Verb
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But Pong only involves a bouncing square and a moving line.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
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Last night, Peralta started McGonigle off with a changeup that was fouled off before just missing with a sinker high and bouncing a changeup in front of the plate.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ricocheting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricocheting. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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