Thesaurus results for PLAYING BALL

playing ball

phrase

present participle of play ball

as in cooperating

to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end She refused to play ball with the investigators.

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Recent Examples of playing ball The umpires congregated for 15 seconds, and then went back to playing ball. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Joining some teenagers playing ball at a court off Backus Lane, Sandler stayed for a quick game and then posed for pictures with the group. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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pulling together

Phrase

Saving our forests from catastrophic fire while allowing slow-burning fires to replenish our landscapes will take everyone pulling together in the next 10 years on projects that feel, well, downright destructive.

— Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026
However, pulling together a look that’s professional for the office yet still cool enough for a happy hour is tough.

— Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026