badminton
noun
bad·min·ton
ˈbad-ˌmi-tᵊn 
-ˌmin-tᵊn
: a court game played with light long-handled rackets and a shuttlecock volleyed over a net
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The same company makes racket strings for sports such as tennis, racquetball, badminton and, of course, squash.
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Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
At the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Carillo was supposed to give a couple-minute tutorial on badminton, which had been added as a competition sport just a few Games before.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
The company began as a tennis shop before adding gear from other sports, including golf, fishing and badminton.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
His interpretation of Baccarat’s Zenith chandelier is to be sold as a one-off art piece, complete with its scaffolding crate decorated with old keyboards, sunglasses and badminton rackets.
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Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
At the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Carillo was supposed to give a couple-minute tutorial on badminton, which had been added as a competition sport just a few Games before.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
The company began as a tennis shop before adding gear from other sports, including golf, fishing and badminton.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
His interpretation of Baccarat’s Zenith chandelier is to be sold as a one-off art piece, complete with its scaffolding crate decorated with old keyboards, sunglasses and badminton rackets.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Badminton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/badminton. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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badminton
noun
bad·min·ton
ˈbad-ˌmit-ᵊn
: a game in which a shuttlecock is hit back and forth over a net by players using light rackets
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