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Neto led off the fifth with a towering triple to center field and scored on Trout’s homer a few feet above where Neto’s triple caromed.
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Mark Gonzales,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
Jared Young preceded Ewing in the first with a run-scoring single and came around to score when Mike Yastrzemski's throw from left field following Ewing's double caromed off the pole holding up the netting behind the third base line.
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Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
The ball caromed high off the rim, and San Antonio’s Devin Vassell leapt to catch it.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
Medical equipment caroms off the walls, bangs toward their father.
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Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Mark Gonzales,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
Jared Young preceded Ewing in the first with a run-scoring single and came around to score when Mike Yastrzemski's throw from left field following Ewing's double caromed off the pole holding up the netting behind the third base line.
—
Cbs New York Team,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
The ball caromed high off the rim, and San Antonio’s Devin Vassell leapt to catch it.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
Medical equipment caroms off the walls, bangs toward their father.
—
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
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The 19-year-old dressed in a light gray suit with a pastel orange neck tie anxiously bounced his legs after Silver announced to the crowd that the Washington Wizards had five minutes to make the first selection.
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The pastel hallways outside of the locker areas bounce light off one another, all streaming in from the large surrounding windows.
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Following a year of historically weak hiring in 2025, hiring rebounded this spring.
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Despite the attacks, ship traffic in the strait continued to rebound.
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The bullet missed the dog, hit the ground and ricocheted into a residence, officials said.
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Varland's first pitch to Corey Seager bounced in front of the plate and ricocheted off Alejandro Kirk's mitt.
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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