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ball

noun as in dance party

noun as in globe, sphere

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With a looping ball played to the far post, Potter's West Ham players tried to move from the near post towards the ball.

From BBC

She scored in the final of the Euros and found her groove for her club, playing a crucial role throughout the season in front of goal and with her work off the ball.

From BBC

Trout had already agreed to give Alberto — who attended the game with his wife and two children — three signed bats and two signed baseballs in exchange for the ball he crushed.

But Byron Young sacked Hurts on third down and Hurts’ fourth-down pass fell incomplete, giving the Rams the ball with 12:18 left.

"When the ball got played over the top they were slightly too high, there wasn't the pressure on the ball, and all it takes is that one little slip."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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