as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things
we felt a definite jounce every time the car hit a pothole
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as in shakes
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
a rickety cart jouncing as it was being pulled over the cobblestoned streets
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Noun
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Blockers and tacklers were also forbidden from moving until the ball was caught, or touched the ground, reducing the number of full-speed collisions.—
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
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As satellite constellations grow, global cooperation is essential to avoid collisions and ensure effective space traffic management.—
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Kicking off the Year With Self-Care These days, her morning ritual also includes Premier Protein shakes.—
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Berto is seen walking back to his truck, while the Tahoe driver walks toward the front end of the Tahoe, looks down at the bumper and shakes his head before turning to point the firearm at Berto, the affidavit said.—
Verb
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Just after lunchtime on a Saturday in November, a sea of purple braids bobs in unison, barely clearing the tops of the movie-theater seats behind them.—
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The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.—
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But law enforcement experts told CNN the dragging incident last summer could have affected his decision-making – though how such an experience impacts law enforcement varies from officer to officer.—
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According to Reconcept, the system performs especially well in high-stress environments where prolonged mental load impacts performance and recovery.—
Verb
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The boy jerks his head as if to wake himself, turns around abruptly and looks the other way, even though there’s nothing special to see besides darkness and emptiness, which is where a living eye should never look.—
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Paul goes to shake her hand but jerks it back, then gives her a left-handed handshake.—
Verb
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The acidity of the juice will hinder the activity of polyphenol oxidase, which pumps the brakes on browning.—
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Middleton isn’t the only celebrity who keeps Gianvito Rossi pumps on constant rotation, either.—
Noun
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Isaac Gonzales, founder of Slow Down Sacramento, said the locations of where these crashes happened were not surprising.—
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In the national parks, drowning ranks behind only motor-vehicle crashes as the leading cause of accidental death.—
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So one shudders to think what might happen when the Dolphins now face a murderer’s row of elite running backs and mobile quarterbacks.—
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“Jounces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jounces. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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