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: a game for children that resembles baseball but that is played with an inflated ball which is kicked instead of being hit with a bat
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When women’s gymnastics officially entered the Olympics, at the 1928 games in Amsterdam, competitors wore white headbands plus dark-colored shorts and T-shirts that by today’s standards look like something a casual, slightly rumpled weekend kickball league might wear.
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Dina Gachman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
Along with chess matches, San Quentin is hosting kickball tournaments and flag football games as a way to foster more collegial relations.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
The engagement, the engagement party, the bridal shower, the bachelorette weekend, the actual wedding weekend including a rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, some kind of group event like kickball, the goodbye brunch, and the gifts.
—Shani Silver, refinery29.com, 31 May 2024
On July 5, there will be a family kickball tournament beginning at 5 p.m., and the annual pie bake-off judging at 6 p.m. New this year is a drone show at 9:30 p.m.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
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Dina Gachman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024
Along with chess matches, San Quentin is hosting kickball tournaments and flag football games as a way to foster more collegial relations.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
The engagement, the engagement party, the bridal shower, the bachelorette weekend, the actual wedding weekend including a rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, some kind of group event like kickball, the goodbye brunch, and the gifts.
—Shani Silver, refinery29.com, 31 May 2024
On July 5, there will be a family kickball tournament beginning at 5 p.m., and the annual pie bake-off judging at 6 p.m. New this year is a drone show at 9:30 p.m.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
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“Kickball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kickball. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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