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as in spheres
a more or less round body or mass
the little rubber ball used in racquetball a ball of string
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as in bullets
a usually round or cone-shaped little piece of lead made to be fired from a firearm
found a cache of musket balls while excavating the old fort
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as in dances
a social gathering for dancing
a ball to celebrate the inauguration
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Recent Examples of balls
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Two of those tickets, sold in Kansas and Texas, matched all five white balls, increasing their winnings to $2 million each.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Push through the balls of your feet.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
Hitters and pitchers will have the ability to challenge balls and strikes on a limited basis, though those calls can start to decide the fate of wins and losses.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
None of those balls left the infield.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
There’s a row of disco balls and a fake tree littered with sticky notes responding to a prompt about your favorite movies and books.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Place 3 balls in each well of an ungreased 12-cup muffin tray.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
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What to know about Powerball To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Two of those tickets, sold in Kansas and Texas, matched all five white balls, increasing their winnings to $2 million each.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Push through the balls of your feet.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
Hitters and pitchers will have the ability to challenge balls and strikes on a limited basis, though those calls can start to decide the fate of wins and losses.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
None of those balls left the infield.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
There’s a row of disco balls and a fake tree littered with sticky notes responding to a prompt about your favorite movies and books.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Place 3 balls in each well of an ungreased 12-cup muffin tray.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balls
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Playa Pacha rounds out the mix, keeping the pool crowd fueled with snacks and cocktails that keep pace with the daytime vibe.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Matching sets for children include the Enfant Bonne Nuit pajamas ($125), which comes in white/multi and navy/multi, while a coordinating men’s version of the Printed Nuit pajamas ($395) rounds out the offering.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The crew is dancing and there is a pile of three different kinds of currency on the table, while voices shout and beer bottles jingle as the bus rolls through the ancient Denmark night headed for Germany.—
Jonathan Terrell,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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The camera rolls as West lies on a futuristic bed with Elon Musk, awkwardly comparing relationship woes.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Balls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balls. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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