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 Sharks have six more games, including Friday’s home game against the New York Rangers, before the start of the Olympic break in early February.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Appalachian State moved up its men’s basketball home game with Louisiana-Lafayette to Thursday morning and Marshall made its home game against Louisiana-Monroe a noon Thursday tipoff.
—John Raby, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
More than 5,000 fans attended their home game last Saturday against Buffalo.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Los Alamitos plays a league home game Friday against Huntington Beach.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Appalachian State moved up its men’s basketball home game with Louisiana-Lafayette to Thursday morning and Marshall made its home game against Louisiana-Monroe a noon Thursday tipoff.
—John Raby, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
More than 5,000 fans attended their home game last Saturday against Buffalo.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Los Alamitos plays a league home game Friday against Huntington Beach.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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