volleyball
noun
vol·ley·ball
ˈvä-lē-ˌbȯl 
: a game played by volleying an inflated ball over a net
also
: the ball used in this game
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Favorite hobbies: Reading, yoga, hiking, going to the beach, eating (everything), travel, sand volleyball, pickleball, trying new craft beer/breweries, making craft cocktails, journaling, rewatching The Office for the 1,000th time, spin.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
Selena Gomez delivered on an ask by a Colorado high school volleyball team to visit, surprising its members at a home game.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2024
Weeks ago, a South Florida school district voted to give a 10-day suspension to an employee accused of allowing her transgender daughter to play on a girls’ high school volleyball team in 2022 and 2023 in violation of state law.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
The other legit shots for U.S. Olympic gold on Sunday were the defending champion women’s volleyball team, who lost to Italy in straight sets and wrestler Kennedy Blades, who lost to Yuka Kagami in the 76 kg (176 pounds) gold-medal match, 3-1.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
Selena Gomez delivered on an ask by a Colorado high school volleyball team to visit, surprising its members at a home game.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2024
Weeks ago, a South Florida school district voted to give a 10-day suspension to an employee accused of allowing her transgender daughter to play on a girls’ high school volleyball team in 2022 and 2023 in violation of state law.
—Nic F. Anderson, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
The other legit shots for U.S. Olympic gold on Sunday were the defending champion women’s volleyball team, who lost to Italy in straight sets and wrestler Kennedy Blades, who lost to Yuka Kagami in the 76 kg (176 pounds) gold-medal match, 3-1.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
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volleyball
noun
vol·ley·ball
ˈväl-ē-ˌbȯl
: a game played by volleying a large air-filled ball over a net
also
: the ball used to play this game
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