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
Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
At the time, Glickman echoed the Wayans’ eagerness to get the ball rolling on a new installment of Scary Movie in a statement of his own.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The Wildcats received the ball underneath their own hoop with 0.7 seconds remaining in overtime with the score tied at 74.
—Jack Vita, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Most football fans associate towels with players who need to catch the ball like Brown, who routinely wears a towel.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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As the numbers above illustrate, the Rams are already in a tight salary cap situation, with most of their commitments on the offensive side of the ball.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
At the time, Glickman echoed the Wayans’ eagerness to get the ball rolling on a new installment of Scary Movie in a statement of his own.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The Wildcats received the ball underneath their own hoop with 0.7 seconds remaining in overtime with the score tied at 74.
—Jack Vita, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
Most football fans associate towels with players who need to catch the ball like Brown, who routinely wears a towel.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ball. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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