ricochet
noun
the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting from a surface one or more times as a result of a glancing blow.
is ricocheting
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present progressiveof ricochet (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now, the template of how the team made a softer, affordable diaper is ricocheting across the $33 billion company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
His friend Richard Barrera said many people were afraid because so much information, and misinformation, is ricocheting around social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
The chorus of conceding by tech executives that they hired too many people is ricocheting across Silicon Valley as the industry rushes to make cuts, blaming a worsening economy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Such swift, draconian decisions assume not just that the content is ricocheting around the internet—indeed, data on trending and sharing easily corroborate that—but that people remember and believe the it.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 10, 2020
Jim Vance is ricocheting around the makeup room next to WRC-TV’s news set.
From Washington Post
