: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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For us, the winners were the eggplant parmesan, baked penne, and meatball sub.
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Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Members of the sponsoring Italian American Heritage Foundation — the group is celebrating its 50th anniversary — will make meatball sandwiches and spaghetti, fill cannoli to order and scoop gelato.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
Using a 3 ounce ice cream scoop, form meatballs and place them on the lined pan.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 24 July 2025
Start by making beef meatballs that are flavored with curry paste.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025
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Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Members of the sponsoring Italian American Heritage Foundation — the group is celebrating its 50th anniversary — will make meatball sandwiches and spaghetti, fill cannoli to order and scoop gelato.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
Using a 3 ounce ice cream scoop, form meatballs and place them on the lined pan.
—Andee Tagle, NPR, 24 July 2025
Start by making beef meatballs that are flavored with curry paste.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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