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The threads One exhibit took place in Doug Aitken's industrial art studio, where strings of light ricocheted across the wall as a film played on the artist's projector, depicting evocative dancers in an Amazon factory, drivers in the countryside and a myriad other human experiences.
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Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Martinez’s shot banked off the back wall and ricocheted in off of Saros.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Their snoots ricocheted the ball off the wall and back to the owner who hit it away.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The projectiles ricocheted off her backpack, and one even boomeranged against her helmet, clanking loudly on its metal surface.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Martinez’s shot banked off the back wall and ricocheted in off of Saros.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Their snoots ricocheted the ball off the wall and back to the owner who hit it away.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The projectiles ricocheted off her backpack, and one even boomeranged against her helmet, clanking loudly on its metal surface.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 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 4 Mar. 2025.
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