: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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These tiny bites will disappear so quickly, and with kid-friendly mini appetizers like meatball sliders and pizza poppers, every family member will love these.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Sides like garlicky broccoli rabe, hand-cut fries, and Brussels sprouts with hot honey and Cap'n Crunch cereal (a quirky but popular dish) round out the menu alongside pastas, small plates and entrees of meatballs and pork Milanese.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
There’s a wide selection of recipes to choose from, featuring proteins such as chicken breast, shredded beef, burgers, salmon, meatballs, and shrimp.
—April Benshosan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Dec. 2025
The Rigatoni and Sunday Gravy ($100) serves four and includes meatballs, short rib, Italian sausage, tomato sauce, parmesan Caesar salad and garlic bread.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Sides like garlicky broccoli rabe, hand-cut fries, and Brussels sprouts with hot honey and Cap'n Crunch cereal (a quirky but popular dish) round out the menu alongside pastas, small plates and entrees of meatballs and pork Milanese.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
There’s a wide selection of recipes to choose from, featuring proteins such as chicken breast, shredded beef, burgers, salmon, meatballs, and shrimp.
—April Benshosan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Dec. 2025
The Rigatoni and Sunday Gravy ($100) serves four and includes meatballs, short rib, Italian sausage, tomato sauce, parmesan Caesar salad and garlic bread.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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