home game
noun
sports
: a game played in a team's own stadium, park, etc.
The team has done much better in its home games than on the road.
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Next up is a home game against the Houston Texans followed by a Christmas Day Wednesday game on the road against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
Thursday night’s home game against Denver is shaping up to be a critical one to determine playoff seeding.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The reports were made about the time the Chiefs were playing a home game.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
The Yankees’ final spring training home game is on March 24.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
Thursday night’s home game against Denver is shaping up to be a critical one to determine playoff seeding.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The reports were made about the time the Chiefs were playing a home game.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
The Yankees’ final spring training home game is on March 24.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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