return game

noun

: a second game played between the same players or teams

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Boise State could have opened the 2025 season at home against South Florida, but that would have meant playing the return game on the road in a later season, and within the seasons that would have worked for USF, the Broncos already had too many road games on the schedule. Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025 Of course, the Smith Center figures to be as loud or louder for the return game of the home-and-home series on Friday. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025 So maybe New York's coaching staff wasn't pleased with how the former All-Pro looked in his return game. Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 With Dowdle and Hubbard dominating the carries out of the backfield, Etienne’s work in the return game is paramount to his trajectory as a contributor. Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2025.

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