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Recent Examples of ricochet
And in overtime, Troy Terry’s bump pass off the side wall was picked off by Jack Eichel, who squeezed a pass through multiple Anaheim bodies that ricocheted off Dostál to Dorofeyev, who hammered the puck in.
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Rollins countered Breakker’s punches in the corner with a buckle bomb, and then, Breakker ricocheted into a vicious clothesline to take both men down.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Police said at the time that a bullet Jones fired ricocheted off the floor, passed through a dressing-room wall and struck Orellana-Peralta.
—City News Service, Daily News, 7 May 2026
The first shot struck the suspect, and another bullet ricocheted off the ground and went through a dressing room and struck Orellana-Peralta.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Rollins countered Breakker’s punches in the corner with a buckle bomb, and then, Breakker ricocheted into a vicious clothesline to take both men down.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Police said at the time that a bullet Jones fired ricocheted off the floor, passed through a dressing-room wall and struck Orellana-Peralta.
—City News Service, Daily News, 7 May 2026
The first shot struck the suspect, and another bullet ricocheted off the ground and went through a dressing room and struck Orellana-Peralta.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricochet
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Conversations bounce between English and Spanish.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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After a childhood bouncing from one abusive foster home to the next, the two have settled into a life together where sisterhood always comes first.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Kay, meanwhile, rebounded after a first inning filled with traffic — two singles and hitting a batter with a pitch — to top his previous career high of 5 2/3 innings.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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The Lions will look to rebound from a 9-8 record and a last-place finish in the NFC North.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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