caromed

past tense of carom

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Recent Examples of caromed The Sentra caromed into the taxi, climbed up its hood, and came to rest. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 And then the lowlights began — dunks that died at the rim, slipped from his grip to ricochet off the backboard, caromed off the iron to fly skyward. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 The ensuing free kick from the 20-yard line was made off the ground, not on a tee, and the ball caromed laterally out of bounds without touching a player, resulting in a five-yard penalty. Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 San Francisco quarterback Brandon Allen delivered a strike to Deebo Samuel, and the ball caromed off the hands of the Pro Bowl wideout. Rob Reischel, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024 The ball caromed off of the third base umpire, allowing Manny Machado to field the ball instead of having to track it down in the corner. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024 There was the usual suspect, Travis Hunter, who picked off Wilson on a pass that caromed off the hands of Utes wideout Munir McClain after an impressive last-second pass breakup by fellow cornerback Colton Hood. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024

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“Caromed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caromed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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