: something resembling a game of table tennis
especially
: a series of usually verbal exchanges between two parties
… a ping-pong of absurdist dialogue … —
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The four addressed the fans in attendance, squared off in games of pop-a-shot, bubble hockey and ping-pong, and poured pints of their personalized beers — the (Derrick) White Ale, Crochet’s Pale Ale, Julian Edel-brau Lager and Big Z Pilsner, respectively.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Radars indicated tornado-like rotation and ping-pong ball-sized hail.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
How the lottery works The NBA draft lottery determines the top four picks for non-playoff teams using a weight ping-pong ball system.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Kagan and his colleagues showed that within minutes, neurons on microchips could learn to play Pong, the classic video game in which a player repeatedly intercepts a ball—think two-dimensional ping-pong.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2026
Spalding brought his grandfather’s ping-pong table to the volleyball room at school for more fun.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
There’s a tremendous sweetness to the film and its central relationships, but the banter ping-pongs swiftly between the intimate and the darkly absurd.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
That lightning in a bottle disguised in the form of ping-pong balls led to the selection of Cooper Flagg, who has exceeded expectations as one of the NBA’s best rookies in the last two decades.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
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The pool table can also be used as a ping-pong table or even another table, if needed.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The four addressed the fans in attendance, squared off in games of pop-a-shot, bubble hockey and ping-pong, and poured pints of their personalized beers — the (Derrick) White Ale, Crochet’s Pale Ale, Julian Edel-brau Lager and Big Z Pilsner, respectively.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Radars indicated tornado-like rotation and ping-pong ball-sized hail.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
How the lottery works The NBA draft lottery determines the top four picks for non-playoff teams using a weight ping-pong ball system.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Kagan and his colleagues showed that within minutes, neurons on microchips could learn to play Pong, the classic video game in which a player repeatedly intercepts a ball—think two-dimensional ping-pong.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2026
Spalding brought his grandfather’s ping-pong table to the volleyball room at school for more fun.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
There’s a tremendous sweetness to the film and its central relationships, but the banter ping-pongs swiftly between the intimate and the darkly absurd.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
That lightning in a bottle disguised in the form of ping-pong balls led to the selection of Cooper Flagg, who has exceeded expectations as one of the NBA’s best rookies in the last two decades.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Ping-pong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ping-pong. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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