: a game in which players stand in a circle and try to hit opponents within the circle with a large inflated ball
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But as Stephen Root’s character points out to dodgeball chancellor William Shatner, judges can overturn the forfeiture.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Did the screenwriters toss around a dozen other playground games — killer dodgeball, killer cornhole, killer freeze tag — before sticking with the same hide-and-seek set-up?
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Ropp was in the middle of directing his first feature film, and the dodgeball game was one of its more involved sequences.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
In addition to a huge trampoline area with dodgeball, a ninja course, knockout basketball, a launch pad and a battle pit, the amusement center has other attractions like bowling, virtual reality, an arcade and a rock climbing wall.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Did the screenwriters toss around a dozen other playground games — killer dodgeball, killer cornhole, killer freeze tag — before sticking with the same hide-and-seek set-up?
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Ropp was in the middle of directing his first feature film, and the dodgeball game was one of its more involved sequences.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
In addition to a huge trampoline area with dodgeball, a ninja course, knockout basketball, a launch pad and a battle pit, the amusement center has other attractions like bowling, virtual reality, an arcade and a rock climbing wall.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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dodgeball
noun
dodge·ball
ˈdäj-ˌbȯl 
: a game in which players stand in a circle and try to hit other players within the circle with a large inflated ball
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