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Recent Examples of carom
The homer traveled 428 feet and caromed off the batter’s eye.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
The ball struck the foul pole and caromed back onto the field.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
But with an open net to shoot upon, Voronkov’s shot from 7 feet away sailed across the crease, hit the far post and caromed out of harm’s way.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Kendrick fits right in, caroming off the percussion like a pinball.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
The ball struck the foul pole and caromed back onto the field.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
But with an open net to shoot upon, Voronkov’s shot from 7 feet away sailed across the crease, hit the far post and caromed out of harm’s way.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Kendrick fits right in, caroming off the percussion like a pinball.
—Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
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Even if the ping-pong balls don’t bounce their way, a very good prospect will be there for the taking.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Carrying enough momentum, the wheel hit the rear of Suárez's car, bounced, and hit the gas man lightly.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 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 23 Apr. 2025.
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