Definitions for hardball
ˈhɑrdˌbɔlhard·ball

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1. hardballnoun

   a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics

   "they play hardball in the Senate"

2. hardballnoun

   baseball as distinguished from softball

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1. hardballnoun

   In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.

2. hardballadjective

   Tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.

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1. hardball

   Hardball is an approach or method that is forceful, aggressive, uncompromising, or relentless, often used in the context of negotiation, politics, business, or sports. The term is derived from the sport of baseball, where "hardball" is contrasted to softball, suggesting a tougher, more challenging gameplay.

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1. Hardball

   Hardball is a 2001 American dramedy film directed by Brian Robbins. It stars Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane and D. B. Sweeney. The screenplay by John Gatins is based on the book Hardball: A Season in the Projects by Daniel Coyle. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham. The film is known in some parts of the U.S. as Little Sluggers.

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1. • Attitude
   • Baseball

How to pronounce hardball?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hardball in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hardball in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of hardball in a Sentence

1. Eric Foner:

   They definitely played hardball.

2. Chris Matthews:

   Welcome back to' Hardball,' I'm Chris Matthews. Tonight my guest is Laura, a spooky blonde lady who lies to the elderly, chris Matthews, no, you're on The NBC variety show.

3. Jeffrey Abramson:

   Ken Paxton's an extreme conservative who plays political hardball, ken Paxton subscribes to a libertarian philosophy which puts an emphasis on individual rights and very, very little emphasis on there being any common good or public good at all.

4. Kevin Costner:

   It takes a game we love and it puts it right into a cornfield backed up by a mid-American house that’s just trying to get by, i miss the term ‘hardball.’ You say ‘baseball,’ but I remember saying ‘let's play some hardball.’.

5. Evan Thomas:

   Nixon's paranoia went up a great deal after he lost in 1960, partly because he felt the Kennedys had used dirty tricks to defeat him, he felt the Kennedys were better at dirty tricks than he was in 1960. And he was probably not wrong about that. The Kennedys played hardball. And [his brother] Bobby Kennedy was probably smarter about dirty tricks in 1960 than Richard Nixon was. I say that having written a biography of Bobby Kennedy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hardball
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hardball
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hardball