the name of the game
noun phrase
informal
: the basic goal or purpose of an activity
When all is said and done, in business, profit is the name of the game.
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Two heads are better than one? Collaboration seems to be the name of the game in 2024.
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
Located on the northeast coast with plenty of beach to explore, seclusion is the name of the game at this all-inclusive.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2023
And that, in our attention economy, is the name of the game.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
That’s the name of the game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
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Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
Located on the northeast coast with plenty of beach to explore, seclusion is the name of the game at this all-inclusive.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2023
And that, in our attention economy, is the name of the game.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
That’s the name of the game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
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