bounce into

phrasal verb

bounced into; bouncing into; bounces into
British, informal
: to force (someone) to decide to do (something) especially without having time to think about it
The voters were bounced into agreeing to the proposal.

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Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Intel — The struggling chip stock bounced into year-end, rising 1.2%. Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024 The ball plopped inside the foul line and bounced into the stands for an excuse-me double. Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 23 July 2024 Chicago loaded the bases in the bottom half on three walks, but Will Vest got Eloy Jiménez to bounce into a double play. Jay Cohen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024 Last was Homa, still within reach of Scheffler until his tee shot on the par-3 12th flew the green, took a nasty bounce into the greenery on the hill behind it, and forced Homa to take an unplayable lie penalty. Brody Miller, The Athletic, 14 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bounce into 

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“Bounce into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounce%20into. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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