basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /

NOUN

team sport

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ball

STRONG

hoops

WEAK

B-ball brownball

Example Sentences

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Dick Vitale has melanoma in his lung and liver cavity and will be starting immunotherapy soon, the legendary college basketball announcer said in a statement released Monday by ESPN.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

But that fix won’t arrive until this offseason at the earliest, when the league can institute changes designed to deter teams from playing terrible basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Was it hard to balance that tonally with his great accomplishments in basketball?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Still, this year provided the conditions for a perfect storm of less-than-perfect basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

There’s a reason why I can never beat Autumn in one-on-one basketball; my endurance is, and has always been, embarrassingly low.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer