badminton
noun
bad·min·ton
ˈbad-ˌmi-tᵊn 
-ˌmin-tᵊn
: a court game played with light long-handled rackets and a shuttlecock volleyed over a net
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Taiki Inomata is a badminton player, and his crush Chinatsu Kano plays basketball.
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Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
From an Olympic Village proposal to a badminton love story, see the Olympians who took their relationships to the next level at the 2024 Summer Games, aptly held in the City of Love.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
Any badminton court can be made into a pickleball court by simply lowering the net from its normal 5-foot height to be ground level.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Local badminton stars still looking for first win In badminton mixed doubles, Team USA was represented by Vinson Chiu of Milpitas and Jennie Gai of Fremont, who lost, 2-0, to Malaysia.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024
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Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
From an Olympic Village proposal to a badminton love story, see the Olympians who took their relationships to the next level at the 2024 Summer Games, aptly held in the City of Love.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
Any badminton court can be made into a pickleball court by simply lowering the net from its normal 5-foot height to be ground level.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Local badminton stars still looking for first win In badminton mixed doubles, Team USA was represented by Vinson Chiu of Milpitas and Jennie Gai of Fremont, who lost, 2-0, to Malaysia.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024
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“Badminton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/badminton. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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badminton
noun
bad·min·ton
ˈbad-ˌmit-ᵊn
: a game in which a shuttlecock is hit back and forth over a net by players using light rackets
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