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 The ball caromed off the low fence down the left field line. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026 Caminero turned and started to running to second as the ball caromed off the rail in front of the Rays dugout, but slowed down as got close. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026 But the ball caromed instead to Eustáquio, who chested it down, then one-hopped a volley inside the far post. — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 The ball caromed high off the rim, and San Antonio’s Devin Vassell leapt to catch it. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026 Neto led off the fifth with a towering triple to center field and scored on Trout’s homer a few feet above where Neto’s triple caromed. — Mark Gonzales, Oc Register, 17 June 2026 Aranda sliced an opposite-field, three-run home run off Mikolas that caromed off the foul pole in left field to put the Rays in front 3-2 in the bottom of the third. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 Pulverized, the iron core likely caromed off the moon after initially digging deep into the lunar mantle and scattering traces of magnetized terrain across the south pole. — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026 Jared Young preceded Ewing in the first with a run-scoring single and came around to score when Mike Yastrzemski's throw from left field following Ewing's double caromed off the pole holding up the netting behind the third base line. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caromed
  1. bounced
  2. ricocheted
  3. glanced
Verb
  • Two years ago, the Dodgers bounced the Padres in Game 5 of the NLDS.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
  • Moments later the ball bounced to Lamine Yamal, who drilled a shot that was blocked.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of bounced
Verb
  • The bullet missed the dog, hit the ground and ricocheted into a residence, officials said.
    — Mark Price July 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • Varland's first pitch to Corey Seager bounced in front of the plate and ricocheted off Alejandro Kirk's mitt.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of ricocheted
Verb
  • Partey then glanced back at the defender before continuing on his way.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of glanced

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“Caromed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caromed. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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