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San Francisco quarterback Brandon Allen delivered a strike to Deebo Samuel, and the ball caromed off the hands of the Pro Bowl wideout.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
The ball caromed off of the third base umpire, allowing Manny Machado to field the ball instead of having to track it down in the corner.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
Iowa had a shot midway through the fourth quarter, reaching the Northwestern 27, but quarterback Spencer Petras forced a third-down pass toward tight end Sam LaPorta and the ball caromed to Northwestern safety Brandon Joseph to kill the threat.
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—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
There was the usual suspect, Travis Hunter, who picked off Wilson on a pass that caromed off the hands of Utes wideout Munir McClain after an impressive last-second pass breakup by fellow cornerback Colton Hood.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
The ball caromed off of the third base umpire, allowing Manny Machado to field the ball instead of having to track it down in the corner.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
Iowa had a shot midway through the fourth quarter, reaching the Northwestern 27, but quarterback Spencer Petras forced a third-down pass toward tight end Sam LaPorta and the ball caromed to Northwestern safety Brandon Joseph to kill the threat.
43.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
There was the usual suspect, Travis Hunter, who picked off Wilson on a pass that caromed off the hands of Utes wideout Munir McClain after an impressive last-second pass breakup by fellow cornerback Colton Hood.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carom
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During the interview process, McCoy expressed a desire to consult veterans of the police department and bounce his ideas off them to gauge what approaches have been tried in the past and which ones worked well.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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At some point the classical simulation will just fail because bouncing balls will never be able to replicate the peculiar quantum mechanical laws obeyed by sub-atomic particles.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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McCaffrey rebounded from an opening-series fumble in last year’s Super Bowl to produce 80 yards both rushing and receiving in the 25-22 overtime loss to the Chiefs. 2.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Pensacola, which saw nine inches of snow last week, will rebound to a range of low-50s mornings to highs in the 60s and 70 by Friday.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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Their snoots ricocheted the ball off the wall and back to the owner who hit it away.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Martinez’s shot banked off the back wall and ricocheted in off of Saros.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carom. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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