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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
Lock pores over concepts and opposing defenses with Darnold every morning and bounces reminders off him.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Under the current National Football League rules, a doink that bounces outside the posts is worth nothing.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
The dog bounces near your feet.
—Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The light bounces beautifully off these golden-brown nails by Scarleth, and the almond shape is the cherry on top.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 15 Jan. 2026
But the whiplash is real as the movie bounces from feel-good numbers in the Neil Diamond songbook to just utter heartbreaking tragedy.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The rustic cafe’s solitary television is airing basketball from the Eurobasket league, and the lone waiter periodically bounces between watching the game and serving the restaurant’s three patrons.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
Tulane bounces up 10 spots after its win at Memphis.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
One idea suggests that the electron-positron pairs are deflected by weak intergalactic magnetic fields and that this bounces low-energy gamma-rays out of our line of sight.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Under the current National Football League rules, a doink that bounces outside the posts is worth nothing.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
The dog bounces near your feet.
—Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The light bounces beautifully off these golden-brown nails by Scarleth, and the almond shape is the cherry on top.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 15 Jan. 2026
But the whiplash is real as the movie bounces from feel-good numbers in the Neil Diamond songbook to just utter heartbreaking tragedy.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The rustic cafe’s solitary television is airing basketball from the Eurobasket league, and the lone waiter periodically bounces between watching the game and serving the restaurant’s three patrons.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
Tulane bounces up 10 spots after its win at Memphis.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
One idea suggests that the electron-positron pairs are deflected by weak intergalactic magnetic fields and that this bounces low-energy gamma-rays out of our line of sight.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounces
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The new owner is Gary (Justin Kirk), who chases off anyone who comes around.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Next to Pika Pika Paradise is a colorful birthday cake filled with Alcremie, and a Kangaskhan and Dragonite battle as a Fidough chases Eevees nearby.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Gueye had 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Hawks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, Flagg is the only player who sits in the top 10 in clutch points (73), rebounds (29) and assists (13).—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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Taking ownership removes friction and increases follow-through.—
Brian Page,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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The bill also removes administrative requirements like licensing, inspection, additional insurance thresholds, professional management mandates and conditional-use permits.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Her work and seniority suggests that she should have been made a partner a while back.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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But Queen at Sea quickly reveals itself to be stranger and more unsettling than its surface suggests.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Esty Shapiro, a 19-year-old woman from a Hasidic Jewish sect in Brooklyn, pockets a secret wad of cash, picks up a passport, and hops on a plane to Berlin, all set to the tense soundtrack of a thriller.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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View gallery - 4 images Electric passenger ferries offer a promising alternative to polluting fossil-fuel guzzlers given the relatively short hops these vessels need to make per trip.—
Stefan Ionescu
February 04,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
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In retaliation, Sir Jimmy outs Kelson as a phony with a fatal stab to the gut, though that’s not enough to save his own life.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The forthcoming new season skips ahead five years from where season two left off.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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From a few rows back on my right another guitarist makes eye contact, skips the first A chord of the pre-chorus, and frisbees a pack of nickel-wound DR Pure Blues through the air.—
Jeff Miller,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After Achillia gains victory in the arena and brings triumph to the House of Ashur, Caesar dismisses the agreement that would see Ashur gain favor among the Roman Empire.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
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Continue reading … CABLE CRACKDOWN – FCC dismisses liberal hosts as agency enforces anti-bias policy.—
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FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Bounces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounces. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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