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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There’s also a vegetable garden, large open lawn space, and a basketball hoop.
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2024
Ontario Christian could be the team to challenge Etiwanda for girls’ basketball supremacy.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Students presented gift bags to the Brothers of the Holy Cross, Showalter and Eshoo, but Bishop Cantú received a special gift — a St. Francis varsity basketball jacket embroidered with his name — presented by St. Francis President Jason Curtis.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
After all, Bratt had played in reservation basketball tournaments since middle school, and his high school team won the respected Native American Basketball Invitational.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2024
Ontario Christian could be the team to challenge Etiwanda for girls’ basketball supremacy.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Students presented gift bags to the Brothers of the Holy Cross, Showalter and Eshoo, but Bishop Cantú received a special gift — a St. Francis varsity basketball jacket embroidered with his name — presented by St. Francis President Jason Curtis.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
After all, Bratt had played in reservation basketball tournaments since middle school, and his high school team won the respected Native American Basketball Invitational.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 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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