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basketballs

  • plural
    of basketball.
    basketball
    noun
    a game played by two teams of usually five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket or goal at each end, points being scored by tossing the ball through the opponent's basket.

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“Footballs everywhere, cleats everywhere, basketballs, jerseys,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

Specs can digitize a chess board, provide AR-guided training for shooting basketballs and even highlight the coolant reservoir under the hood of a car, according to videos and photos online.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

Other sports have made accommodations for female body types, such as lower sprint hurdles in athletics or lighter and smaller basketballs.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

There I was, dribbling basketballs like a Globetrotter, diving through inter-dimensional portals, riding on the back of a galloping dinosaur in an explosive train heist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

Baseballs are too small, soccer balls too heavy, but basketballs are just right.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko