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Recent Examples of ricochet
Two shoppers were wounded in the checkout line when a bullet fired by accident hit one person, then ricocheted into another, according to investigators in Georgia.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
Lee struck out to end the game on a ball that ricocheted away from catcher William Contreras.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 June 2025
This is a dangerous game that’s being played, the impacts of which will ricochet across the food industry.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Videos ricocheted across the internet after the attacks, showing explosions at air bases across Russia.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 2 June 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
Lee struck out to end the game on a ball that ricocheted away from catcher William Contreras.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 June 2025
This is a dangerous game that’s being played, the impacts of which will ricochet across the food industry.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Videos ricocheted across the internet after the attacks, showing explosions at air bases across Russia.
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricochet
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Amazon $350 Target Sony’s hallowed WH-1000XM4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) headphones have been bouncing up and down in price since the XM5 was released.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Choi sees a larger change coming to smartphones in the future that involves relying on AI agents to accomplish tasks, like watching a movie, sharing a recipe or booking a vacation, instead of bouncing between apps.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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However, oil and gas stocks rebounded sharply from their lows after Trump’s tariff announcement, with the Stoxx 600 Oil & Gas index now above its April 1 level.—
Matt Ward-Perkins,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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From reviewing each poll in the last six months, a pattern emerges among conservative voters in which support for the president declines then rebounds to its base level.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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