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as in shook
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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Recent Examples of jounced Our lunch, a thermos of hot coffee, binoculars, a spotting scope, and two cameras jounced on the seat between us. —
Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jounced
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In his press conference on Monday, Rosenior pointed out that one video of Fernandez appearing to walk past him after being substituted against Manchester United was cut before the player turned around and hugged him and shook his hand.— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after the lethal injection got underway, a warden shook Willacy and shouted his name, but there was no response.— David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor.— Alice Newbold, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
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Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.— Rebecca Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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The plane jerked to a stop as two trucks passed just feet in front of its nose.— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
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We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time.— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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The prosecutor said Chairez-Campos pumped multiple rounds into the unarmed victim’s body before making a move to flee and then returning to shoot him one more time in the head, Gennawey said.— City News Service, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Radiation pumped into the night sky.— Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
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At least the elevator still creaked and shuddered, as in the old days, finally trembling open on the eighth floor.— Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
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Later, when Tristan gently put his hand on Marke’s shoulder, the king shuddered.— Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
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For a moment, the plane quivered around them like a greyhound straining on a leash.— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, told investigators that the aircraft vibrated and spun before plunging into the water, according to report released Friday.— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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The envelope all but vibrated in her hands.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Jounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/jounced. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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