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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In Clemson’s latest home game, starting quarterback Cade Klubnik was already on the sidelines due to an injury.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Trying to snap a four-game losing streak, the Arizona Cardinals will be without starting quarterback Kyler Murray for Sunday’s home game against the Green Bay Packers.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The 49ers can’t afford to let Warner’s absence suck the inspiration out of a prime-time home game.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
But for a third straight Big Ten home game, the Gophers fell behind 3-0.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Trying to snap a four-game losing streak, the Arizona Cardinals will be without starting quarterback Kyler Murray for Sunday’s home game against the Green Bay Packers.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The 49ers can’t afford to let Warner’s absence suck the inspiration out of a prime-time home game.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
But for a third straight Big Ten home game, the Gophers fell behind 3-0.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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