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Recent Examples of ricochet
News of the deaths ricocheted through the prison system, spreading fear and unease.
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Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
News of the case ricocheted among Latin America experts working in the White House, Capitol Hill and think tanks.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
The balls ricocheted at all angles, testing Edelman’s hand-eye coordination and reaction time.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
The fifth run in the inning came home on Luke Keaschall’s single, which ricocheted off of reliever Camilo Doval’s glove and into the outfield.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
News of the case ricocheted among Latin America experts working in the White House, Capitol Hill and think tanks.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
The balls ricocheted at all angles, testing Edelman’s hand-eye coordination and reaction time.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
The fifth run in the inning came home on Luke Keaschall’s single, which ricocheted off of reliever Camilo Doval’s glove and into the outfield.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ricochet
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The camera then panned to Sophia, who was happily bouncing in mom Alex’s arms while wearing a white sweater with her name embroidered in script across the front and a tiny white hair bow.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The shareholder meetings give the youngest Browns in the sixth and seventh generations, and their distant cousins, a chance to meet and bounce ideas off one another.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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The data showed petroleum consumption hit record highs just before the COVID-19 pandemic, then dropped, and later appeared to begin rebounding.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Affordability is still near record lows, but housing inventory has rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels as of 2025.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Ricochet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ricochet. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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