paintball
noun
paint·ball
ˈpānt-ˌbȯl 
: a game in which two teams try to capture each other's flag while defending their own using compressed-air guns that shoot paint-filled pellets
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Evert raised her kids in an active household The retired tennis star told Sports Illustrated in 2006 that her Florida home had everything from dirt bikes and lacrosse sticks to skateboards and paintball artillery.
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Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
With five pools, nine restaurants, a paintball course, and tennis, pickleball, and basketball courts, every member of your family can find their happy place.
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Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Discharging a firearm is more dangerous than a BB gun or paintball gun.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
Police Chief Chris Dennison, who assumed the job in September 2024, has overseen an expansion in the use of pepper ball launchers, which fire paintball-like munitions filled with PAVA, a synthetic chemical irritant similar to pepper spray.
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Idaho Statesman,
13 May 2026
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Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
With five pools, nine restaurants, a paintball course, and tennis, pickleball, and basketball courts, every member of your family can find their happy place.
—
Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Discharging a firearm is more dangerous than a BB gun or paintball gun.
—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
Police Chief Chris Dennison, who assumed the job in September 2024, has overseen an expansion in the use of pepper ball launchers, which fire paintball-like munitions filled with PAVA, a synthetic chemical irritant similar to pepper spray.
—
Idaho Statesman,
13 May 2026
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“Paintball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paintball. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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