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Recent Examples of carom
White had a chance to win the game as time expired, but his deep three caromed off the back of the rim.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Caneiro made a 58-yard field goal just before halftime, had a 51-yarder bounce off the left upright and caromed in a 54-yarder off the same upright later in the third quarter.
—John Marshall, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
The ball caromed to him for a one-man fast break.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The Kings went back in front 3-2 early in the third period when Byfield sent the puck caroming off the boards back into the crease, Wallstedt lost it in his skates off his line, and it was eventually knocked in by an errant Minnesota stick.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Caneiro made a 58-yard field goal just before halftime, had a 51-yarder bounce off the left upright and caromed in a 54-yarder off the same upright later in the third quarter.
—John Marshall, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
The ball caromed to him for a one-man fast break.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The Kings went back in front 3-2 early in the third period when Byfield sent the puck caroming off the boards back into the crease, Wallstedt lost it in his skates off his line, and it was eventually knocked in by an errant Minnesota stick.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
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For his final attempt at the title, Spud decided on a rainbow lob in which the ball would bounce in the lane, then off the glass.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 10,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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However, the stocks briefly bounced on Monday as traders pushed back against the AI-threat narrative.—
Sean Conlon,Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Dixon has said in the past the Horned Frogs have challenged him to be more of a factor rebounding and on the defensive end.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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Several of the state’s commuter rail services, including Metro-North’s New Haven Line, have struggled to rebound to their pre-pandemic ridership.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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The image ricocheted across the country, igniting outrage from lawmakers and the public.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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The decisive goal came as David Ruiz played a 91st-minute square ball to Santiago Morales that ended up ricocheting off Rivero before looping into the back of the net past a rooted Castillo.—
GianFranco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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