name of the game
noun phrase
1
: the essential quality or matter
Patience is the name of the game in coastal duck hunting …—
Dick Beals
Dick Beals2
: the fundamental goal of an activity
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Perpetual change management is the new name of the game.
—Andrew Mawson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Now, as Halloween approaches, peace might be the new name of the game.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
For reality shows with non-lifestyle structures, though, friendship is the current name of the game.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
Makeup-free—or nearly—was name of the game this week, feeds filled with those too consumed by summer revelry to bother with overwrought routines.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2023
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Andrew Mawson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Now, as Halloween approaches, peace might be the new name of the game.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2024
For reality shows with non-lifestyle structures, though, friendship is the current name of the game.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
Makeup-free—or nearly—was name of the game this week, feeds filled with those too consumed by summer revelry to bother with overwrought routines.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2023
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“Name of the game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/name%20of%20the%20game. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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