: 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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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The company hosts weekly farm-to-table barbecues and an annual field day for staff to get outside and romp with kickball, dodgeball, ultimate Frisbee, and calisthenics.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
Designed for fathers and their children, ages 5 to 12, the event will feature a Nerf battle and a dodgeball throwdown, according to the village’s website.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
There was sunrise yoga, bungee workouts, Zumba and dance classes, pickleball and even dodgeball.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
The company hosts weekly farm-to-table barbecues and an annual field day for staff to get outside and romp with kickball, dodgeball, ultimate Frisbee, and calisthenics.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
Designed for fathers and their children, ages 5 to 12, the event will feature a Nerf battle and a dodgeball throwdown, according to the village’s website.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
There was sunrise yoga, bungee workouts, Zumba and dance classes, pickleball and even dodgeball.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
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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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