home stand

noun

: a series of baseball games played at a team's home field

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The Rockies, losers of 13 of their last 16 games, begin a three-game home stand against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Monday. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025 While chrysanthemums are a quintessential fall flower, opting for different, but equally eye-catching plants will make your home stand out from everyone else. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025 These are the highlights, according to Bucks beat reporter Jim Owczarski, including when the home opener is, what's the team's longest home stand, and whether or not Milwaukee plays on Christmas Day. Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025 The 30th Street home stands in the middle of three homes in a wooden structure that was built just after the Civil War. Jeff Kisseloff, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for home stand

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of home stand was in 1965

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“Home stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20stand. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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