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Recent Examples of carom
Kendrick fits right in, caroming off the percussion like a pinball.
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Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
In the top of the fifth against Chris Young, Ichiro hit a drive to right that caromed off the fence and rolled away from Cincinnati’s Ken Griffey Jr., a former teammate in Seattle.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
In the second period, with 5:01 left, Jalen Chatfield appeared to cut Minnesota’s deficit to 2-1 when his rebound of a shot from the right circle caromed behind Gustavsson off the back of defenseman Declan Chisholm.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Because caroming off a giant rubber ball to grab a rope and swing Tarzan-like up onto a deck (or splash into the water trying) will never get old, apparently.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
In the top of the fifth against Chris Young, Ichiro hit a drive to right that caromed off the fence and rolled away from Cincinnati’s Ken Griffey Jr., a former teammate in Seattle.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
In the second period, with 5:01 left, Jalen Chatfield appeared to cut Minnesota’s deficit to 2-1 when his rebound of a shot from the right circle caromed behind Gustavsson off the back of defenseman Declan Chisholm.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Because caroming off a giant rubber ball to grab a rope and swing Tarzan-like up onto a deck (or splash into the water trying) will never get old, apparently.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
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The ball bounced straight to Altuve, who secured it without issue.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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But on Thursday, in the minutes before the opener, the manager squatted down behind home plate to receive a pitch from Nelson Cruz. Cruz, who played for the Twins for parts of three seasons between 2019-21, bounced the ball, after which Baldelli embraced his former player.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2025
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With the evolution of Deni Avdija, Malone would have a 6'9 playmaker, who can scan the floor, rebound at a high level, and offer scoring in a variety of ways.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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For Shawn, watching his father rebound again and again taught him resilience—and the value of defining success on your own terms.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
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Corporate disquiet Tariff anxieties are also ricocheting through boardrooms as executives draw up a fresh batch of earnings reports to start releasing around mid-April.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2025
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Amid the collapse of the Soviet Union, Washington tended to ricochet repeatedly between the hope that Russia would become a responsible world actor and the fear that its collapse might leave its vast nuclear arsenal in rogue hands.—
Neil MacFarquhar,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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