as in rolling
to form into a round compact mass
balled up the paper and threw it at the garbage can
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Recent Examples of balling
But Wedgewood is balling out to start the season.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, fire victims often complain that insurers and their adjusters are low-balling settlement offers.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
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
Now, his son picking up the pace balling out.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Just coming out prepared and just balling out.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, fire victims often complain that insurers and their adjusters are low-balling settlement offers.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
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
Now, his son picking up the pace balling out.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Just coming out prepared and just balling out.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balling
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Jim Irsay stood beside his private jet just days after the 2021 season ended and made sure the camera was rolling to capture his thoughts.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The former governor lingered onstage after the cameras stopped rolling, shaking hands with donors and old friends, the trappings of power slipping away.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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While his odds have dipped slightly in recent days, Kiffin remains the top candidate at 45%, followed by Missouri’s Eliah Drinkwitz at 22%, Washington’s Jedd Fisch at 17%, and South Florida’s Alex Golesh rounding out the list.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Director Melissa Miller Costanzo‘s Run has crossed the finish line, with Chris Redd rounding out the cast of the drama based on Barrie Levitt Knee’s debut novel Plain Jane.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Balling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balling. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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