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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Sustaining that level of success during the modern college basketball era, the four teams insist, isn’t as easy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS—Modern college basketball is built to do one thing: destroy dynasties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Coinbase has made sports a central focus of its prediction market strategy, prompting users to “trade the madness” as the college basketball tournament got under way this month.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Goodwin’s advice included a basketball metaphor: “defense wins championships.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

She noticed for the first time that he was wearing a Miami Hurricanes basketball jersey, and something about that made her want to laugh.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz