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return game

noun

: a second game played between the same players or teams

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That’s why Purdy’s return game against the Cardinals was so encouraging. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025 But special teams has contributed to a couple of the team’s fourth-quarter losses this season, and the Dolphins need better coverage in the return game. Omar Kelly november 23, Miami Herald, 23 Nov. 2025 But the Colts got the better of the Chiefs in the return game. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025 Let’s get to the Panthers’ kick return game. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for return game

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“Return game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20game. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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