: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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Soto didn’t need more than one pitch, getting a meatball of a fastball, and sending it over the left-center field fence for his ninth.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Prawns are quick to cook, packed with lean protein, and work brilliantly in meatball form with lemongrass, garlic, and a little ginger.
—Emily English, Vogue, 26 May 2025
Domínguez blasted a meatball from righty reliever Luke Jackson with one out.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Add the Cream and Seasonings Push the meatballs to one side of the pan.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Prawns are quick to cook, packed with lean protein, and work brilliantly in meatball form with lemongrass, garlic, and a little ginger.
—Emily English, Vogue, 26 May 2025
Domínguez blasted a meatball from righty reliever Luke Jackson with one out.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Add the Cream and Seasonings Push the meatballs to one side of the pan.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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