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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But it is basketball - not football - that New Yorkers are besotted with right now.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Integrity in sports competitions and prediction market trading has been a hot topic this year as allegations of fixed basketball games and insider trading on military operations have made headlines.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Meet the folks who had given up on the team or needed to wake up early this morning—and missed a piece of basketball history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I have periodically had the same “problem” with NFL, college football, and college basketball games.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

I sneak out through the cafeteria doors and am immediately in the middle of a basketball game.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz