: 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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The gym floor, after six weeks of dodgeball, squeaky sneakers, and whatever unidentifiable grit kids manage to track in, finally gets its turn under the polisher.
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Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Since, the store has hosted dodgeball and mini golf games, game shows, Easter egg hunts, lottery drawings, mystery lotteries—all while documenting the fun on social media.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Bubba purposefully knocks a girl down with a dodgeball, and when Mary tells him to stop being mean, Bubba punches her.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
No one openly rejoices when an unathletic student fails a fitness test or exits gym dodgeball early.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Since, the store has hosted dodgeball and mini golf games, game shows, Easter egg hunts, lottery drawings, mystery lotteries—all while documenting the fun on social media.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Bubba purposefully knocks a girl down with a dodgeball, and when Mary tells him to stop being mean, Bubba punches her.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
No one openly rejoices when an unathletic student fails a fitness test or exits gym dodgeball early.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Dodgeball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dodgeball. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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