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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The 2021 first-round pick played his first home game Monday as the Sox began a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rate Field.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
This is about a winnable home game against LSU, and adding another SEC blue blood to the growing list of teams Vandy, under coach Clark Lea, has beaten (Alabama, Auburn, Florida).
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Longhorns' first home game will now come on Friday against Dartmouth.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Kids will receive a t-shirt, water bottle and a ticket to a 2025-26 Thunder home game.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
This is about a winnable home game against LSU, and adding another SEC blue blood to the growing list of teams Vandy, under coach Clark Lea, has beaten (Alabama, Auburn, Florida).
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Longhorns' first home game will now come on Friday against Dartmouth.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Kids will receive a t-shirt, water bottle and a ticket to a 2025-26 Thunder home game.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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