: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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The boy stopped the dog from eating the meatball, which was filled with rodent poison pellets, police said.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Fans can rejoice in knowing that items like the Alley Special, with pepperoni, meatballs, sausage, green peppers, black olives, onions, mushrooms, and extra cheese, will return to the menu unscathed.
—Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Both the chicken and meatball parm Hot Italians are smothered with marinara and fresh mozzarella and sprinkled with pecorino romano ($14.95).
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2025
There are pastas, Black Angus meatballs, salads and crispy calamari.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Fans can rejoice in knowing that items like the Alley Special, with pepperoni, meatballs, sausage, green peppers, black olives, onions, mushrooms, and extra cheese, will return to the menu unscathed.
—Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Both the chicken and meatball parm Hot Italians are smothered with marinara and fresh mozzarella and sprinkled with pecorino romano ($14.95).
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2025
There are pastas, Black Angus meatballs, salads and crispy calamari.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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