BALL GAME Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

ball game

noun

Definition of ball game

as in rivalry

an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another I'm still in this ball game, so don't count me out yet

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as in situation

position with regard to conditions and circumstances with the new regulations in place, investors are facing a whole new ball game

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Recent Examples of ball game Plan on a pleasant ball game as the Orioles take on the Yankees at Camden Yards, Oriole Park. — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 For its fifth season, the ABC-WBTV sitcom worked with the Philadelphia Phillies for an episode that took place at a ball game. — Matt Minton, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 Root’s appointment allows Harry Brook, the Test vice-captain under Stokes, to continue developing his captaincy skills in the white-ball game ahead of next year’s 50-over World Cup. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 30 July 2026 The Mariners have also learned what works best when inviting creators to experience a ball game. — Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ball game

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Noun

Overshadowing the stats are the magnitude and intensity of the rivalry, and the fact that Wesleyan has won the last two, spoiling the seasons for Trinity’s current upper classmen.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2026
Rent rivalries Ponder inland rents against what tenants pay in states considered California’s main economic rivals.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of rivalry

Noun

The key is to approach sensitive situations with empathy, flexibility and respect for individual boundaries.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
But its unique situation in Miami-Dade has rankled many local public school advocates, who see the money and lobbying heft put into them as a political project to undermine traditional public schools.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of situation

Noun

The letter was shared as Haitian police and foreign forces continue to battle gangs, with Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé announcing on X late Friday that a gang leader was killed, without identifying him.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
The attention surfaced new accusations of misconduct against sitting members and thrust a spotlight onto others that were part of ongoing legal battles.

— Anna Liss-Roy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of battle

Noun

Offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel is going to start calling plays from the booth instead of the sideline amid his unit’s tremendous struggles.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Alternative data creates opportunities to assess people whom traditional scoring struggles to understand, but those opportunities come with responsibility.

— Artem Lalaiants, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of struggle

Noun

That person typically has no responsibility to come to a local elections office; ballot status can be found on the Mississippi secretary of state's office website.

— BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
The mission’s classified status leaves several technical questions unanswered.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of status

Noun

In the team competition, Granada Hills edged Palisades by one stroke, 416-417, to end the Dolphins’ five-year reign, which was one short of the City record set by Granada Hills from 2001-06 and equaled by the Highlanders from 2011-16.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
The only worthy competition, so far, is Adults, a zanier, higher-energy show in the tradition of Broad City and Happy Endings—and one that gained some depth in this year’s great second season.

— Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of competition

Noun

The Observer requested those findings, but the district did not provide them in response to questions for this story.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
The Sentinel has also had to enlist lawyers to fend off threats from state officials who tried to stop us from publishing stories twice in just the last 18 months.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

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