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
Ben Morse, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Teams of students from all over the world construct robots capable of performing tasks such as scooping up balls and throwing them into baskets.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
Common, who was sitting next to Hudson, reacted quickly and put his hand out in an attempt to block the ball.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
So while that included a pair of Wiggins turnovers as well as a missed Wiggins 3-point attempt in the opening minutes, the ball continued to funnel to the former Warriors forward, who then followed up with a pair of 3-point conversions.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
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Everyone was ready to go out there and have a high intensity, especially without the ball.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Teams of students from all over the world construct robots capable of performing tasks such as scooping up balls and throwing them into baskets.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
Common, who was sitting next to Hudson, reacted quickly and put his hand out in an attempt to block the ball.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
So while that included a pair of Wiggins turnovers as well as a missed Wiggins 3-point attempt in the opening minutes, the ball continued to funnel to the former Warriors forward, who then followed up with a pair of 3-point conversions.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ball. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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