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played ball

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past tense of play ball

as in collaborated

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end She refused to play ball with the investigators.

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pulled together

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The elastic waistband and relaxed silhouette are as comfy as sweats but more edgy and pulled together.

— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Washington pulled together after an extraordinarily sloppy first quarter to score 27 straight points in a 27-10 victory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2026

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