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
Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
On the ball, Nwaneri is a threat going in both directions.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The ball sent Miller’s hat flying off his head and left the 25-year-old former starter with a large red welt on his forehead.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
No one is hurt because of a joke about balls, but such jokes are still a middle finger to Musk’s intended audience of liberals and government workers.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Hosted by actor and comedian Jay Pharoah, the game show pits brains against balls as two families compete for $100,000 in each episode.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
On the ball, Nwaneri is a threat going in both directions.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The ball sent Miller’s hat flying off his head and left the 25-year-old former starter with a large red welt on his forehead.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
No one is hurt because of a joke about balls, but such jokes are still a middle finger to Musk’s intended audience of liberals and government workers.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ball. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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