: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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The sandwiches are named with references to art, such as the Van Gogh made with roast beef, fresh dill, Havarti cheese, sprouts and deli mustard on pumpernickel bread; or the hot Picasso made with savory meatballs, provolone cheese and Mama Cosenza’s original Italian sauce on an 8-inch baguette.
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Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Your go-to hamburger or hot dog buns are also likely UPFs, along with meats including frozen meatballs, chicken nuggets, hot dogs and most sausages.
—Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Today’s is really good, actually, pasta with a creamy mushroom sauce (lol) and meatballs.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Sep. 2025
As the sauce simmers in the slow cooker, prepare the meatballs and refrigerate them on a baking sheet until ready to use.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
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Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Your go-to hamburger or hot dog buns are also likely UPFs, along with meats including frozen meatballs, chicken nuggets, hot dogs and most sausages.
—Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Today’s is really good, actually, pasta with a creamy mushroom sauce (lol) and meatballs.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Sep. 2025
As the sauce simmers in the slow cooker, prepare the meatballs and refrigerate them on a baking sheet until ready to use.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meatball
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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