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
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
The only problem was that neither Apple Corps (the multimedia holding company for the Beatles’ music as opposed to the tech firm) nor Sony Music Publishing, who own the publishing rights to the Beatles’ catalogue, were playing ball.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
But Huntley doesn’t possess Tagovailoa’s gifts as a quick-release passer (few do, in his defense), so ball movement is slower and more incremental.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Kings shot the ball well but committed four turnovers in the first period.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
The only problem was that neither Apple Corps (the multimedia holding company for the Beatles’ music as opposed to the tech firm) nor Sony Music Publishing, who own the publishing rights to the Beatles’ catalogue, were playing ball.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
To score a jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
But Huntley doesn’t possess Tagovailoa’s gifts as a quick-release passer (few do, in his defense), so ball movement is slower and more incremental.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ball. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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