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 2019 Indiana team was the first to so much as be ranked in 25 years, and its final home game was against a top-15 Michigan team.
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Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Miami is 6-12 since and stands 20-19, entering Tuesday night’s home game against Phoenix.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The Wild were playing their first home game since December 23.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Following every home game, an authenticator watches the grounds crew mow the field so that Arnold can jar up the clippings for sale.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
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Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Miami is 6-12 since and stands 20-19, entering Tuesday night’s home game against Phoenix.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
The Wild were playing their first home game since December 23.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Following every home game, an authenticator watches the grounds crew mow the field so that Arnold can jar up the clippings for sale.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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