basketball
noun
bas·ket·ball
ˈba-skit-ˌbȯl 
often attributive
: a usually indoor court game between two teams of usually five players each who score by tossing an inflated ball through a raised goal
also
: the ball used in this game
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This isn’t just about the Liberty, though—even non-sports-fans can feel that women’s basketball is on fire right now.
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Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2025
Speaking of Hart and his basketball team, New York is coming off of a tough loss in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Indiana Pacers.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
This isn’t just about the Liberty, though—even non-sports-fans can feel that women’s basketball is on fire right now.
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 18 July 2025
His mastery of the fundamentals contributed to his sustained greatness on the basketball floor.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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“Basketball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basketball. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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basketball
noun
bas·ket·ball
-ˌbȯl
: a court game in which each of two teams tries to toss an inflated ball through a raised goal
also
: the ball used in this game
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