Ball and Hoops

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Ball noun - A more or less round body or mass.

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Hoops and ball are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hoops" instead a noun "Ball".

Nearby Words: ballroom, ballpoint, balled, balling

Hoops noun - A game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop.

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Ball and hoops are semantically related. You can use "Ball" instead a noun "Hoops".

Clown enemies in Star Ocean: The Last Hope fit this to a tee: they fire explosive confetti, bowl you over with a balance ball and throw hoops at you that turn you into a pumpkin.

Source: Monster Clown
We have books that are alive (Chloe), hoops (Etward), a giant robot fist (Enarsia), her magical maid (Liliane), her 3 Puni 'brothers' this worlds version of slimes (Puniyo), and a toy ball (Gotou).

Source: Improbable Weapon User / Video Games
Strangely, the previous book in the series, The Lost Colony, completely averts this trope in favor of shooting hoops with the Timey-Wimey Ball.

Source: You Already Changed the Past

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