basketball
noun
bas·ket·ball
ˈba-skit-ˌbȯl 
often attributive
: a usually indoor court game between two teams of usually five players each who score by tossing an inflated ball through a raised goal
also
: the ball used in this game
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The Mission League continues to make big news in offseason basketball with transfer students.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
On June 2, the actress attended her 12-year-old son Samuel’s basketball game.
—Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Missouri Tigers men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates has put a bow on his program’s sterling class of incoming recruits for the 2024-25 season.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
And the clincher on this foreign basketball soil didn’t even come with a final-seconds sweat.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
On June 2, the actress attended her 12-year-old son Samuel’s basketball game.
—Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Missouri Tigers men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates has put a bow on his program’s sterling class of incoming recruits for the 2024-25 season.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
And the clincher on this foreign basketball soil didn’t even come with a final-seconds sweat.
—Randy Galloway, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2024
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basketball
noun
bas·ket·ball
-ˌbȯl
: a court game in which each of two teams tries to toss an inflated ball through a raised goal
also
: the ball used in this game
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