1
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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Recent Examples of ball game
The mass-participation ball game involves two teams, whose players are decided according to which side of the town's small brook they were born on.
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Known as a fierce competitor, Butler is a two-way player willing to sacrifice points to win ball games.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Remember last summer when Perez crashed a neighborhood Wiffle ball game and that story went viral?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Rohit’s reflexes are not as sharp and his cameos at the top are getting shorter after a traumatic time in the red-ball game.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Known as a fierce competitor, Butler is a two-way player willing to sacrifice points to win ball games.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Remember last summer when Perez crashed a neighborhood Wiffle ball game and that story went viral?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Rohit’s reflexes are not as sharp and his cameos at the top are getting shorter after a traumatic time in the red-ball game.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ball game
Noun
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She is locked in a bitter rivalry with the Bears, whose growing presence and destructive ways threaten the land she is sworn to protect, by any means necessary.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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But their rivalry over money and customers led to a bitter lawsuit in Miami federal court in 2011 that was resolved through a settlement the following year.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
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What about this situation feels new or different, for either Indians or Pakistanis or Kashmiris?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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In emotionally ambiguous situations like situationships or fast-moving flings, pet names can simulate intimacy before it’s truly earned.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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As soon as hot weather sets in, chickweed begins to slow its growth, often dying out by midsummer, but don’t think the battle is won.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 May 2025
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As the battle for Champions League football hots up, Nottingham Forest have a must-win game against their local rivals Leicester City, having taken just seven points from their last six Premier League games.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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The episode allowed the Emmy-winning Max series to finally pay homage to the world’s biggest comedy fest, which for decades was a talent incubator and industry summer camp where deals were struck and comics like Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer and Quinta Brunson were discovered.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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That’s because the Treasury secretary keeps saying, there's going to be deals, there's going to be deals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2025
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Denver won Game 3 because Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr. and Jamal Murray each scored at least 20 points, which went a long way toward subduing the struggles of Jokić.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The independent federal agency has been facing financial struggles in recent years, having implemented a 10-year plan to stabilize in 2021.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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President Donald Trump on Friday re-upped his threat to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, escalating a showdown with the first major college that has defied the administration’s efforts to crack down on campus activism.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2025
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What's the status of mining in Greenland right now?—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Stellantis’s European operation is a weak-looking target for new Chinese competition.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Forest, who won the European Cup in 1979 and 1980 under Brian Clough, last featured in Europe’s premier competition in 1980-81.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Despite the fallout, Owens remains firm in her belief that Ye’s story has been misrepresented and his mental health unfairly weaponized.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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This story contains details from the season 2 opener of The Walking Dead: Dead City on AMC.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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“Ball game.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ball%20game. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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