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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In Oregon, certain information about lottery prizes is public record, including the name of the winner, the amount of the prize, date of the drawing, name of the game played and the city where the winning ticket was purchased.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Open the Windows With the actual name of the game in hand, finding a copy of Pendulumania was surprisingly easy.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2023
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
Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Open the Windows With the actual name of the game in hand, finding a copy of Pendulumania was surprisingly easy.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2023
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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