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After missing his first chance to set the record when a stepback 3-point attempt caromed off the front rim, Gilgeous-Alexander tallied his 18th and 19th points at the free-throw line.
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Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
After a pass from Vladimir Tarasenko, Kaprizov’s initial shot went wide right of the net, but caromed hard off the end boards and emerged at the left side of the net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley’s back and in.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The ball caromed off Bartlett’s foot, and Columbus pounced with Wessam Abou Ali eventually putting it into the back of the net.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
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Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
After a pass from Vladimir Tarasenko, Kaprizov’s initial shot went wide right of the net, but caromed hard off the end boards and emerged at the left side of the net.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
The puck popped into the air, came down, caromed off Cooley’s back and in.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The ball caromed off Bartlett’s foot, and Columbus pounced with Wessam Abou Ali eventually putting it into the back of the net.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
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Then, in first-half stoppage time, Brazil pounced on the counterattack after a Croatia corner kick bounced to the feet of Matheus Cunha.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Campaign sponsors hoped that anyone unaware of her story — an innocent young woman killed by a man who’d bounced in and out of prison — might see her face, find the security video of her brutal death, and be moved.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Green passed Larry Smith (6,440) for third on the Warriors' career rebounding list.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks grabbed three offensive rebounds their next trip down the floor, then forced a turnover.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The children are giggly and boisterous, their voices ricocheting off the walls around us.—
Anderson Tepper,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Judge connected with two outs in the fifth, a 383-foot drive that ricocheted off the roof of an ambulance parked in the tunnel just inside the foul pole.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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