Synonyms for football
ˈfʊtˌbɔlfoot·ball

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1. football, football gamenoun

   any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

   Synonyms:
   football game

2. footballnoun

   the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football

   Synonyms:
   football game

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1. List of paraphrases for "football":

   soccer, ball, calcium, cup, balloon, foot, futbol

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1. Emily Applegate:

   When the investigation of the air pressure of Tom Brady's football concludes with a 200-plus-page report, but the investigation into two decades of sexual harassment concludes with nothing, it shows the NFL's complete lack of respect towards women, their employees and for the culture of our country.

2. Mike McCarthy:

   There's so much value in those moments, to get where we want to go, we need to thrive in those situations. Now we created some of it today, don't get me wrong, but there’s still benefit in adversity football.

3. H. L. Mencken:

   College football would be more interesting if the faculty played instead of the students - there would be a great increase in broken arms, legs and necks.

4. Parliament Damian Collins:

   In August 2009 Sheikh Salman then Bahrain FA president was accused of using FIFA financed sports development budgets to fund Sheikh Salman unsuccessful campaign for FIFA executive committee election, in a leaked letter received by the Al Bilad newspaper it was claimed that Sheikh Salman had spent upwards of 850,000 dinars( 1.6 million GBP) on Sheikh Salman campaign and that some of Sheikh Salman money had come from FIFA financed football development projects.

5. Jesse Jackson Sanders:

   The American people, I think, increasingly understand that corporate media is prepared to discuss everything 24 hours a day, seven days a week except the most important issues facing the American people, increasingly what media sees campaigns being are soap operas and football games, rather than a serious discussion about the serious issues facing America.