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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
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.
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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
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
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Yes, the Lions were bounced from the Divisional Round of the playoffs, but to be fair, they were absolutely ravaged by injuries, particularly on the defensive side of the ball.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bouanga almost extended the margin to 2-0 in the 26th minute but after Sergi Palencia sent a long ball to him from the right side, Bouanga’s 4-yard shot bounced past the far post.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Ricocheted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricocheted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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