name of the game
noun phrase
1
: the essential quality or matter
patience is the name of the game in coastal duck hunting—
Dick Beals
Dick Beals2
: the fundamental goal of an activity
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Now, as Halloween approaches, peace might be the new name of the game.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
Makeup-free—or nearly—was name of the game this week, feeds filled with those too consumed by summer revelry to bother with overwrought routines.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2023
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
Makeup-free—or nearly—was name of the game this week, feeds filled with those too consumed by summer revelry to bother with overwrought routines.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2023
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“Name of the game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name%20of%20the%20game. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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