Thesaurus results for RICOCHETING

ricocheting

verb

variants also ricochetting

present participle of ricochet

as in bouncing

to strike and fly off at an angle the ball ricocheted off the fielder's glove and went over the fence for a home run

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Recent Examples of ricocheting As the loops build, the lines glance off one another, ricocheting back and forth—an on-the-nose but effective arrangement for a song about being in a holding pattern. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 Mako Watanabe's Sushi Wars launches Nihonbashi into outer space—a fever dream of sushi motifs and holographic wallpaper, light ricocheting off foil and mirrors. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 What’s more, the lack of rototoms emphasizes YHWH’s link to dub, particularly in the way sounds are always ricocheting off one another, as if locked in a room with very low ceilings. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026 Brass instruments will cut across the basin with notes ricocheting off the surrounding structures. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026 Authorities said at least three women, all court employees, suffered minor injuries from ricocheting pellets, while media reported that a fourth woman was taken to a hospital as a precaution. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 The Lakers were cooked, the playoff magic finally drained from a team without its two leading scorers, a team in the process of making every conceivable mistake, reality bouncing off their feet and ricocheting off their hips and falling out of their hands. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Two odd passes led to Buendia’s interception ricocheting into Watkins’ path for Villa’s second. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 The children are giggly and boisterous, their voices ricocheting off the walls around us. — Anderson Tepper, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026

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bouncing

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Sunday treats us to Chalk It Up regulars and bouncing local rock kingpins the Brodys, flanked by Asesinos, Rose Lyon, Sol Peligro and Leaping Blennies.

— Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The company wants to become one of the few financial apps people keep using instead of bouncing among a banking app, a loan servicer, an insurance company and a car-value site.

— Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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