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Recent Examples of carom
There were airballs, clanks off the rim, caroms off the glass, shots that rattled around and fell out.
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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
Secondly, misses from deep typically carom farther from the basket, giving the smaller, quicker Grizzlies a better chance at offensive rebounds.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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
Secondly, misses from deep typically carom farther from the basket, giving the smaller, quicker Grizzlies a better chance at offensive rebounds.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
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Not only are the Cavs on the verge of being bounced out of the second round in five games for the second year in a row, but, depending on how the MRI goes Monday, Mitchell could be in street clothes for Cleveland’s last game for the second consecutive season.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The program has been bounced from the second round in 2021, 2023 and now 2025.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2025
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Is the drop in births just a blip, and will the fertility rate rebound soon?—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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Some avoidable, simple mistakes cost them — early foul trouble has a unique way of interrupting rhythm and flow, boxing out and not being overpowered by a team that is neck and neck in the rebounding department for the postseason — those are good places to start.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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But the band uses those qualities in the service of some of the year’s tightest, catchiest rock songs, full of hooks that will ricochet around your head all summer.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2025
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Image Images from that time ricocheted around the world: The priest left dead in a garage, his mouth open.—
Kim Barker,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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