Ball game
Ball game noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.
Usage example: don't count me out yet, for I'm still in this ball game
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- match and ball game
- match and combat
- collision and ball game
- collision and combat
- contest and ball game
- contest and combat
- confrontation and ball game
- confrontation and combat
- struggle and ball game
- struggle and combat
- conflict and ball game
- conflict and combat
- dispute and ball game
- dispute and combat
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Combat and Ball game. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ball_game/combat
Ball game & Combat. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ball_game/combat>.
Combat or Ball game. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ball_game/combat.
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