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Recent Examples of carom
The teams traded runs in the 11th as Pittsburgh’s Adam Frazier hit an RBI groundout off Lake Bachar, and Kyle Stowers tied it with an RBI infield single that caromed off Wentz in the bottom half.
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Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
The ball caromed to Stanford’s Chisom Okpara, as coach Kyle Smith attempted to signal for a timeout.
—Mike Barber, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The Sentra caromed into the taxi, climbed up its hood, and came to rest.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
There were airballs, clanks off the rim, caroms off the glass, shots that rattled around and fell out.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
The ball caromed to Stanford’s Chisom Okpara, as coach Kyle Smith attempted to signal for a timeout.
—Mike Barber, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The Sentra caromed into the taxi, climbed up its hood, and came to rest.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
There were airballs, clanks off the rim, caroms off the glass, shots that rattled around and fell out.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
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Long before its official release on June 3, The Slip was already bouncing down the ramp with both fists punching the air.—
Book Marks
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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Durham says that to his knowledge, every check but one bounced.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 June 2025
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Conclusions Stocks have rebounded as the odds of a recession have fallen.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Could Trump cuts lead to ‘rebound’ in gun violence and deaths?—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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The quote quickly ricocheted across news outlets, igniting headlines and debates about the economic future of billions.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The puck ricocheted to open ice, where McDavid, fresh off the bench, pounced after cutting to the middle at the defensive blue line.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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