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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This Sunday in the final home game of the season against Nottingham Forest, the Czech Republic international, along with Lukasz Fabianski, Aaron Cresswell and Danny Ings, will bid farewell to supporters.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Inter Miami has six wins, two losses and four ties heading into Sunday’s home game against Orlando City and has conceded 17 goals over the past six games.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
Their final home game of the regular season will see the Pittsburgh Steelers come to Detroit for a late-afternoon game on CBS.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
That will be followed by a Week 10 home game against the New York Giants on Nov. 9 and a trip to Minnesota in Week 11.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Inter Miami has six wins, two losses and four ties heading into Sunday’s home game against Orlando City and has conceded 17 goals over the past six games.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
Their final home game of the regular season will see the Pittsburgh Steelers come to Detroit for a late-afternoon game on CBS.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
That will be followed by a Week 10 home game against the New York Giants on Nov. 9 and a trip to Minnesota in Week 11.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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