: any of several games in which balls are rolled (as on a green or down an alley) at an object or group of objects
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She watches bowling on TV.
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Others pointed out that while the hostess should have done better, with so many kids at the bowling party, she may have been overwhelmed.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
That feat is just a carryover from an impressive amateur bowling career that includes three Storm Youth Championship titles, and a Junior Gold National championship from before her freshman season.
—Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Given that each of us amounts to an upside-down bowling pin, our ability to walk, run, and recover from stumbles seems almost magical.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Federer took the No. 1 spot on Feb. 2, 2004.
2012 — Pete Weber wins a record fifth U.S. Open bowling championship, throwing a strike on his final ball to beat Mike Fagan 215-214.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
That feat is just a carryover from an impressive amateur bowling career that includes three Storm Youth Championship titles, and a Junior Gold National championship from before her freshman season.
—Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Given that each of us amounts to an upside-down bowling pin, our ability to walk, run, and recover from stumbles seems almost magical.
—Matt Fuchs, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Federer took the No. 1 spot on Feb. 2, 2004.
2012 — Pete Weber wins a record fifth U.S. Open bowling championship, throwing a strike on his final ball to beat Mike Fagan 215-214.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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bowling
noun
bowl·ing
ˈbō-liŋ 
1
: a game played by rolling balls so as to knock down pins set up at the far end of an alley
2
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