water polo
noun
: a goal game similar to soccer that is played in water by teams of swimmers using a ball resembling a soccer ball
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The film, which stars Joel Edgerton in a supporting turn, follows a socially awkward tween who is forced to endure a ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, causing his anxiety to spiral into psychological turmoil over one summer.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
LaFortune said he was placed on leave while in-season with the boys water polo team in early September.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
Football was next with 51 player ejections, followed by girls soccer (48), boys water polo (31) and baseball (24).
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Movies, beach soccer, and water polo are on tap at the teen club.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
LaFortune said he was placed on leave while in-season with the boys water polo team in early September.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
Football was next with 51 player ejections, followed by girls soccer (48), boys water polo (31) and baseball (24).
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Movies, beach soccer, and water polo are on tap at the teen club.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Water polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20polo. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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