card game

noun

: a game that uses a deck of cards

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And someone who struggles with change and ambiguity in a card game will probably also have an aversion to something like pluralism in politics because their brain processes that as chaotic. Sean Illing, Vox, 12 May 2025 Believed to have originated in 15th-century Italy as a card game used by nobility, the original deck was expanded and popularized by 18th-century French occultists; and again later in the 20th century, when modern tarot was born thanks to the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, published in 1909. Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025 The protagonists play Ibero-Latin card game Truco instead of poker, national rock bands rift over airwaves to bolster the mood, touches that will certainly translate to broader audiences, yet give the series a distinct, unmistakable local flair. Holly Jones, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025 This week, all eyes have been on talks that President Donald Trump portrays as a high-stakes diplomatic card game, with peace in Ukraine as the prize. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for card game

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“Card game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/card%20game. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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