spot the ball

noun

A traditional newspaper promotion in which readers are challenged to guess the position of a ball which has been removed from a photograph of a ball sport.

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Meanings

nounspot the ball (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA traditional newspaper promotion in which readers are challenged to guess the position of a ball which has been removed from a photograph of a ball sport.
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APA

spot the ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spot%20the%20ball

MLA

“spot the ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spot%20the%20ball. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spot the ball,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spot%20the%20ball.

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