1
as in sphere
a more or less round body or mass
the little rubber ball used in racquetball a ball of string
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2
as in bullet
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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Recent Examples of ball
Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
To Gandara’s point about being feisty, Arroyo once jammed her toe running into the stands in pursuit of a ball.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
The longevity of the fabric and reduced buildup on the lint trap make the wool ball a better, all-natural alternative to disposable dryer sheets.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
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Noun
How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
To Gandara’s point about being feisty, Arroyo once jammed her toe running into the stands in pursuit of a ball.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
Apple has been low-balling its battery estimates for a while, though, and in our testing, the Series 10 lasted nearly 36 hours.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
The longevity of the fabric and reduced buildup on the lint trap make the wool ball a better, all-natural alternative to disposable dryer sheets.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
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The 28-year-old performed admirably to round out Los Angeles' lineup and Roberts noticed.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But those Prince-like snares are rounded out with a full string orchestra of Swedish musicians.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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In a game where the Chiefs and Mahomes were rolling, however, those small percentage points of win probability surrendered ultimately proved costly.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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After the show's intro rolled, his monologue was riddled with Swift jokes.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ball. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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