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ricochet

verb as in rebound

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Ezra Klein also makes a compelling case that such ricochet legislating would be tamped down by voters holding both sides accountable for what they pass — or repeal.

Luck starts many, many years before scoring a goal that ricochet’s off a defender’s foot.

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Overnight, a bar owner was shot in the leg by a ricochet bullet.

At the same time, there are those who ricochet between denial and rationalization.

As they talked, standing beside the river, Ren watched the flat stones he threw ricochet on the water.

The general ricochet of the whole over pits and prominences had the gravest pitch of the chime.

But he glanced along the port side, like a toboggan down-hill, and he seemed to ricochet over the water.

His pistol barked once, sending a singing ricochet along the hall.

Nothing could ruffle Tacony, or produce one false step: he flew round the course, every stride like the ricochet of a 32lb.

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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ricochet, such as: bounce back, deflect, backfire, boomerang, recoil, and return.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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