table tennis
noun
: a game resembling tennis that is played on a tabletop with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball
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There are also moments of levity, with music, dancing and games of table tennis.
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Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Johnston recalls telling the kids to use their foot like a table tennis bat to get spin on the ball.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Poole cited the example of table tennis footage in the documentary.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2025
Come to the beautiful property along the island’s Southern coast for a week and your itinerary can be filled with fencing lessons from a nine-time Olympic champion, table tennis classes with an international sensation and mountain bike rides with one of the world’s top pro cycling teams.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Johnston recalls telling the kids to use their foot like a table tennis bat to get spin on the ball.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Poole cited the example of table tennis footage in the documentary.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2025
Come to the beautiful property along the island’s Southern coast for a week and your itinerary can be filled with fencing lessons from a nine-time Olympic champion, table tennis classes with an international sensation and mountain bike rides with one of the world’s top pro cycling teams.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Table tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20tennis. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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