ricochet

as in to bounce
to strike and fly off at an angle the ball ricocheted off the fielder's glove and went over the fence for a home run

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Recent Examples of ricochet Matched up against Justin Verlander, Ramos sent a four-seam fastball well over the left-field fence that ricocheted off the light pole and bounced off the scoreboard. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025 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 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 With three minutes left before stoppage time in the second half, sophomore Kaya Schaefer blasted a shot from the edge of the box that nearly missed the goal, ricocheting off the crossbar and down. Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ricochet

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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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