volleyball
noun
vol·ley·ball
ˈvä-lē-ˌbȯl 
: a game played by volleying an inflated ball over a net
also
: the ball used in this game
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Mary Brown retired after coaching boys and girls volleyball in the district for 19 years, including the past eight years with the Knights’ boys team.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Chang becomes the fourth Southern California volleyball player accepted to MIT and joins three others from Redondo Union as Chatsworth pursues another playoff championship.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The roster of rights accumulated in just the past three years includes college football and men’s and women’s basketball from the ACC, Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences; the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, WWE NXT, PBA Bowling, PBR Bull Riding and AVP volleyball.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
Beach volleyball Montverde Academy is 15-0 as the only unbeaten Orlando area team going into the region semifinal round.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Chang becomes the fourth Southern California volleyball player accepted to MIT and joins three others from Redondo Union as Chatsworth pursues another playoff championship.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
The roster of rights accumulated in just the past three years includes college football and men’s and women’s basketball from the ACC, Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences; the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, WWE NXT, PBA Bowling, PBR Bull Riding and AVP volleyball.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
Beach volleyball Montverde Academy is 15-0 as the only unbeaten Orlando area team going into the region semifinal round.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Volleyball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volleyball. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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volleyball
noun
vol·ley·ball
ˈväl-ē-ˌbȯl
: a game played by volleying a large air-filled ball over a net
also
: the ball used to play this game
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