: 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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There will be courts for basketball, dodgeball and other sports, plus a dual-level party space and food and beverages at the City Cafe.
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Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2024
That would include a playground for toddlers, trampolines, a ropes course, dodgeball, basketball and a foam pit, along with a children’s party room, the company said.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2024
Now these two putzes have a matter of days to replace poor Phil, a situation exacerbated when Larry breaks a merciless food critic’s thumbs during a game of dodgeball.
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
This year’s competitions include bench press, dodgeball, air pistol, pickleball, rowing, baseball, bowling and golf, including the debut of the Ultimate Firefighter competition at the Heartland Fire Training Facility, 1301 N. Marshall Ave, El Cajon.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
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Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 30 May 2024
That would include a playground for toddlers, trampolines, a ropes course, dodgeball, basketball and a foam pit, along with a children’s party room, the company said.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2024
Now these two putzes have a matter of days to replace poor Phil, a situation exacerbated when Larry breaks a merciless food critic’s thumbs during a game of dodgeball.
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
This year’s competitions include bench press, dodgeball, air pistol, pickleball, rowing, baseball, bowling and golf, including the debut of the Ultimate Firefighter competition at the Heartland Fire Training Facility, 1301 N. Marshall Ave, El Cajon.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
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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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