ballpoint pen
noun
ball·point pen
ˈbȯl-ˌpȯint- 
variants
or less commonly ballpoint
: a pen having as the writing point a small rotating metal ball that inks itself by contact with an inner magazine
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The vacuum’s body is constructed from a refillable ballpoint pen and a small rotating fan, with suction generated by a four-volt vibration motor.
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Andrea Lewis, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
The most frequent material Medalla employed over the course of half a century seems to have been ballpoint pen.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Drawn largely with ballpoint pen in an exquisite crosshatch style, the book is full of faux pulp-monster-magazine covers and re-creations of works from the Art Institute.
—Mark Yarm, Vulture, 20 May 2024
In the attendant’s hand were a ballpoint pen and an unblemished baseball, protectively placed in a plastic bag — the telltale ingredients of an autograph request.
—Zach Buchanan, New York Times, 1 May 2024
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Andrea Lewis, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
The most frequent material Medalla employed over the course of half a century seems to have been ballpoint pen.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Drawn largely with ballpoint pen in an exquisite crosshatch style, the book is full of faux pulp-monster-magazine covers and re-creations of works from the Art Institute.
—Mark Yarm, Vulture, 20 May 2024
In the attendant’s hand were a ballpoint pen and an unblemished baseball, protectively placed in a plastic bag — the telltale ingredients of an autograph request.
—Zach Buchanan, New York Times, 1 May 2024
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“Ballpoint pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballpoint%20pen. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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