: something resembling a game of table tennis
especially
: a series of usually verbal exchanges between two parties
… a ping-pong of absurdist dialogue … —
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Between the at-home spa, music studio and lounge (complete with ping-pong table), there are plenty of places to hang out on the secluded property.
—Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
There’s a kids’ club, with activities that kids actually want to do, a family-friendly pool (in addition to a more chill pool), and outdoor games area with things like corn hole, ping-pong, foosball, and bocce.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Zamiri teases, knowing full well that Chalamet’s latest stunts — including shouting from the top of the Sphere in Las Vegas and coordinating ping-pong orange outfits with his mother and girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, on the red carpet — have been seen by everyone.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
Timothée Chalamet secured his second Best Actor nod in a row for his performance in Safdie’s edge-of-your-seat ping-pong flick, with the star slated to compete against Jordan, DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon, and Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
The Oscar-winning actress later simulated shooting a ping-pong ball out of herself.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
Cutting up the Foley ping-pong and handing it over to the edit team might have been an end to it on another movie.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
With no ping-pong-ball fixations after last season’s 36-win season, the Suns are instead sending out a gritty, undersized squad that has overachieved its way to a 24-15 start in the unforgiving Western Conference — even with key offseason acquisition Jalen Green playing only two games.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean heartbreaker Hamnet and Josh Safdie’s ping-pong caper Marty Supreme earned 11 BAFTA nods each on Tuesday.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Between the at-home spa, music studio and lounge (complete with ping-pong table), there are plenty of places to hang out on the secluded property.
—Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026
There’s a kids’ club, with activities that kids actually want to do, a family-friendly pool (in addition to a more chill pool), and outdoor games area with things like corn hole, ping-pong, foosball, and bocce.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Zamiri teases, knowing full well that Chalamet’s latest stunts — including shouting from the top of the Sphere in Las Vegas and coordinating ping-pong orange outfits with his mother and girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, on the red carpet — have been seen by everyone.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
Timothée Chalamet secured his second Best Actor nod in a row for his performance in Safdie’s edge-of-your-seat ping-pong flick, with the star slated to compete against Jordan, DiCaprio, Ethan Hawke for Blue Moon, and Wagner Moura for The Secret Agent.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
The Oscar-winning actress later simulated shooting a ping-pong ball out of herself.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
Cutting up the Foley ping-pong and handing it over to the edit team might have been an end to it on another movie.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
With no ping-pong-ball fixations after last season’s 36-win season, the Suns are instead sending out a gritty, undersized squad that has overachieved its way to a 24-15 start in the unforgiving Western Conference — even with key offseason acquisition Jalen Green playing only two games.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Ping-pong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ping-pong. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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