game point
noun
: a situation (as in tennis) in which one player will win the game by winning the next point
also
: the point itself
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Failing to capitalize on two game points, Zhang eventually lost the fourth game, 15-13, as she was swept out of the competition.
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Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
Fans erupted in joy at the end of the match as Nadal hit the final game point.
—NBC News, 29 July 2024
Still, at game point, Reid relied on his three big guys to finish things off.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
But the violence that followed the game points toward the safety challenges that emerge beyond school property.
—Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
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Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
Fans erupted in joy at the end of the match as Nadal hit the final game point.
—NBC News, 29 July 2024
Still, at game point, Reid relied on his three big guys to finish things off.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
But the violence that followed the game points toward the safety challenges that emerge beyond school property.
—Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
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“Game point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20point. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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