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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However, last season the singer quietly slipped into stadiums and attended every home game largely under the radar.
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Bryan West, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Sunday’s final home game will be memorable and emotional.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 May 2026
For the Chiefs’ Week 15 home game against New England, the item was Patriots memorabilia signed by such great players from the past as Thomas Jefferson.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
Azzi Fudd missed her first Dallas Wings home game with a knee injury.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
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Bryan West, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Sunday’s final home game will be memorable and emotional.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 May 2026
For the Chiefs’ Week 15 home game against New England, the item was Patriots memorabilia signed by such great players from the past as Thomas Jefferson.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
Azzi Fudd missed her first Dallas Wings home game with a knee injury.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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