golf ball
noun
1
: a small hard dimpled ball used in golf
2
: the spherical printing element of an electric typewriter or printer
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Thus, there is no such thing as the best golf ball, but there probably is a best ball, or more than one, for you.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Rain hammered East Lake on Wednesday — and again after the first round ended — leaving the course soft enough that players could lift, clean and place their golf balls in the short grass.
—Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2025
The mass turned out to be larger than a golf ball.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
This signature fundraiser—featuring a helicopter drop of numbered golf balls, music, food,and community fun—continues to be a cornerstone event for the club, not only raisingessential funds but building meaningful partnerships in the process, the news release stated.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Rain hammered East Lake on Wednesday — and again after the first round ended — leaving the course soft enough that players could lift, clean and place their golf balls in the short grass.
—Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2025
The mass turned out to be larger than a golf ball.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
This signature fundraiser—featuring a helicopter drop of numbered golf balls, music, food,and community fun—continues to be a cornerstone event for the club, not only raisingessential funds but building meaningful partnerships in the process, the news release stated.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Golf ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20ball. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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