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playing ball

NOUN
cooperation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aid assistance collaboration participation partnership service unity
STRONG
alliance cahoots coaction coalition combination communion company concert concurrence confederacy confederation conspiracy federation fusion give-and-take harmony help helpfulness logrolling partisanship reciprocity responsiveness society symbiosis synergism synergy teamwork unanimity union
WEAK
coadjuvancy combined effort confunction doing business with esprit de corps teaming
Antonyms
STRONG
antagonism disagreement discord disunion disunity division divorce hostility management separation
WEAK
blockage delay encumbrance hindrance obstruction prevention stoppage

Example Sentences

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That didn’t bother Malone, who cared only about playing ball and being remunerated for his efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

If he felt government lawyers were not playing ball, Judge Boasberg could fine both the lawyers and other government officials until they complied, Prof Tsai said.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

Drafted in May 1952, he spent the next two seasons playing ball in khaki, then was discharged in March 1954, just in time to have the finest season of his career.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

Boys in particular mentioned outdoor leisure spaces, such as playing ball in the backyard or walking the dog.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

I think about what I’ll be doing when I’m Mr. Gore’s age and I can’t see myself playing ball.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick