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as in chases
to drive or force out
the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy
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as in removes
to let go from office, service, or employment
I'll bounce you if I catch you talking that way again
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as in suggests
to set before the mind for consideration
we bounced several script suggestions off the producers, but they weren't interested in any of them
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as in hops
to move with a light springing step
the girl bounced excitedly alongside her parents as they hurried toward the entrance to the amusement park
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Recent Examples of bounces
More pitches are available and the ball actually bounces fairly predictably on the artificial surface.
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Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
To win the World Cup, a team needs luck—luck that the ball bounces its way and its key players don’t get injured.
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Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
La Mirada’s production, under the able enough direction and choreography of Parker Esse, bounces along through all these twists and turns.
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Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
In season 2, Georgie experiences professional growing pains — primarily due to his business rival, Fred Fagenbacher (Matt Letscher) — and Mandy bounces between jobs after her public remarks about her faith cause controversy amongst the conservative locals.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Every leaf, branch, and gust of wind bounces sound waves back to the hunter, creating a deafening acoustic fog.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
The older one bounces his Spalding off the brick walls; the younger one digs his fingers into the box of corn flakes for the plastic prize.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Ulloa bounces between a linear, historical telling of the political, economic and racial shifts in the area and the personal accounts of five families from the region, including her own.
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Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Lauren bounces ideas off her colleagues and confidantes in a winemaker tasting group, which also includes Emma Kosicek, Tony’s daughter.
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Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
16 Apr. 2026
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
To win the World Cup, a team needs luck—luck that the ball bounces its way and its key players don’t get injured.
—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
La Mirada’s production, under the able enough direction and choreography of Parker Esse, bounces along through all these twists and turns.
—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
In season 2, Georgie experiences professional growing pains — primarily due to his business rival, Fred Fagenbacher (Matt Letscher) — and Mandy bounces between jobs after her public remarks about her faith cause controversy amongst the conservative locals.
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Every leaf, branch, and gust of wind bounces sound waves back to the hunter, creating a deafening acoustic fog.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
The older one bounces his Spalding off the brick walls; the younger one digs his fingers into the box of corn flakes for the plastic prize.
—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Ulloa bounces between a linear, historical telling of the political, economic and racial shifts in the area and the personal accounts of five families from the region, including her own.
—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Lauren bounces ideas off her colleagues and confidantes in a winemaker tasting group, which also includes Emma Kosicek, Tony’s daughter.
—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounces
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Combined, the handful of upside surprises is making for a stronger-than-expected domestic box office and a promising foundation for the second half of the year as the industry chases pre-pandemic levels.
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Kylian Mbappé of France chases the ball during their match against Iraq.
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That came on May 7 before a staggered series of price drops tempered by price-hike rebounds over the last seven weeks amid on-again and off-again peace talks in the Middle East.
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According to him, this structural shift could imply that future demand rebounds will encounter significantly tighter constraints than in previous decades.
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Laparoscopic excision surgery, in which a specialist carefully removes endometriosis lesions, is widely considered the gold-standard surgical treatment and can improve both pain and fertility outcomes.
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Faster clinical brain imaging The new design removes one of the biggest bottlenecks in conventional computer architecture, where memory and processors are physically separated.
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Her handmaiden points out that a sword contradicts her message of peace and suggests instead a chain.
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If Congress does nothing, research suggests, retirees will see a 28% cut in monthly benefits.
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Playing bass in his place is Rob Jost, while harpist Mikaela Davis hops on a few tracks for levity, too.
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Pinkie’s German immigrant father Emil Clemens Horst built an empire around hops cultivation, including owning vast fields around Campus Commons and other Sacramento areas.
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Ezekiel Richardson outs himself as a spy for the Continental Army to Claire.
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Luckily, the king’s favorite wife, Esther, outs herself as Jewish.
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This recipe skips the traditional green food coloring in favor of chives for noticeably colorful freshness.
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Morton takes on conversations the wider disability conversation often skips.
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Amon, a Brazilian engineer who joined Qualcomm 30 years ago and became its CEO in 2021, dismisses the notion that this is all too much for Qualcomm to chase at once, saying the company has been on this reinvention path many times before.
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De Borbon dismisses the accusations as coming from a small group of disgruntled owners.
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