Thesaurus results for CAROMED

caromed

verb

past tense of carom

as in bounced

to strike and fly off at an angle a ball caromed off the wall

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Recent Examples of caromed If Simpson doesn’t make the play, the ball may have caromed off the wall and back to center field. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 On a third-and-one play against the Las Vegas Raiders, for instance, the shotgun snap caromed off the knee of receiver Tre’ Harris, who was running closely behind the line from right to left. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 He was given his home run ball Tuesday by the trio of Long Islanders — Michael Shaw, Nick Maldarella and Chris Makarius — who teamed up to catch the milestone drive, which caromed off the second deck in left field and fell into the first deck. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 The ball caromed off Fermin’s leg and went skyward as Simpson raced home and slid safely in front of Mize’s tag. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 An inbounds pass caromed off a Jakarta player out of bounds and the game was over. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026 The ball caromed off Ruiz’s glove and over the fence for a home run. — Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Derek Hill hit his head against the outfield railing while trying to make a leaping catch at the wall, and the ball caromed toward right field. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Fox’s hopes took a nasty turn on the par-3 15th when his tee shot caromed off the side of a bunker and settled next to the lip, leaving him no stance and no shot. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

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Ryan Greene tracked a puck that bounced at the top of the crease and into the air and batted it past Schmid and into the net.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Meta helps lead the swings Meta Platforms bounced up and down after outlining plans to raise $35 billion by selling stock to help pay for its AI investments.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of bounced

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Nearly 20 bids ricocheted across the room, with Christie’s specialists Amelia Walker, Katharine Arnold, and Maria Los competing for the work.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
The ball ricocheted to shortstop Taylor Walls, who threw out Turner for the third out of the inning.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of ricocheted

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The ball glanced off the webbing of Walls' glove and into left field for an RBI single and a 2-0 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
DeLuca covered 85 feet to track down Yelich’s drive but just missed making a diving catch as the ball glanced off his glove.

— Steve Megaree, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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