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as in sphere
a more or less round body or mass
the little rubber ball used in racquetball a ball of string
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as in bullet
a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm
found a cache of musket balls while excavating the old fort
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Recent Examples of ball
Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Yohana Desta,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
Bryce Young was balling though.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Newcomb made a nice play earlier in the inning on a safety-squeeze attempt, flipping the ball out of his glove to the plate in time to get a runner.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Five of them will be white balls numbered 1 to 69.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Verb
Power couples ball against each other on the court or support each other from the sidelines.
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Yohana Desta,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
Bryce Young was balling though.
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Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ball
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His goal, ultimately, is to bring together disparate groups of people from different spheres in a space everyone will feel comfortable in.
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According to his Instagram, the younger Zayas also works in the creative sphere as a theatre director.
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Because of the bullets that pierced his mother, he was deprived of blood and oxygen for critical minutes just prior to his birth.
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Pitman waited as the debtor, a construction worker, transferred a reflective vest, a jug of water, a pair of shoes, a backpack, and a sack of nine-millimetre bullets to the garage.
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And this led me to think about sharing thoughts about the final dance.
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Please [Smalltown Supersound] As DJ Plead, Lebanese-Australian producer Jarred Beeler has always made music that invites Western dance sensibilities into conversation with the Arabic party music that has otherwise soundtracked his life.
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Shopping Amazon Prime Day clothing deals is always about snagging wardrobe essentials, and maybe a few seasonal buys to round out the mix.
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Boise’s Trilogy Development is requesting to annex an additional 27 acres on the eastern portion of the site to round out the development.
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Records show the 84-year-old still controls at least $290 million in residential property, a globe-spanning portfolio spanning Beverly Hills, Palm Beach, Sun Valley, and New York City.
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Gerardo Olivares’ globe-trotting comedy sees various nomads and tribesmen move heaven and earth to watch the final between 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil.
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The seizures added up to about 420 grams of cocaine, $2,291 in cash, a rifle, four pistols, various magazines and ammunition, and digital scales and packaging materials believed to be used in narcotics distribution, the sheriff's office said.
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These attacks can strain traditional air defense systems, which usually depend on expensive interceptors and have limited ammunition.
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Travis opted for a pinstripe suit for his big night out at prom in 2008.
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Reynolds distilled the script down to feature length, keeping the iconic tropes of the genre like the prom, the school play, finals, and graduation all intact.
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Visitors come for the unique rock formations, sandstone canyons, and rolling hills – all laid out across 13 miles of hiking and horseback riding trails.
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Each side drew a yellow card, and four players withered on the ground in the 83rd minute after an Australian push into the box led to Bos’ slow-rolling shot that was saved.
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“Ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ball. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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