boomerang
noun
a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by Australian Aboriginal peoples as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower.
boomeranged
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past participleof boomerang.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof boomerang.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
boomerangnouna bent or curved piece of tough wood used by Australian Aboriginal peoples as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower.
Example Sentences
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How has Marcello Hernández’s impression of you on “Saturday Night Live” boomeranged back to you?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Now same policies they supported have boomeranged on them.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
In the weeks after Carlson’s exit, some viewers bolted to right-wing channel Newsmax, which saw its audience rise 20% to 145,000, though many later boomeranged back to Fox.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
None of that boomeranged back at them at Ibrox either.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023
Thus I have come a long way and returned and boomeranged a long way from the point in society toward which I originally aspired.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
