1
as in spheres
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 bullets
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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as in dances
a social gathering for dancing
a ball to celebrate the inauguration
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Recent Examples of balls
Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
No ticket matched all six numbers during the last drawing on Friday night, with white balls 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
No ticket matched all six numbers during the last drawing on Friday night, with white balls 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
No ticket matched all six numbers during the last drawing on Friday night, with white balls 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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No ticket matched all six numbers during the last drawing on Friday night, with white balls 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
No ticket matched all six numbers during the last drawing on Friday night, with white balls 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
No ticket matched all six numbers during the last drawing on Friday night, with white balls 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
No ticket matched all six numbers during the last drawing on Friday night, with white balls 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Balls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balls. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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