home stand

noun

: a series of baseball games played at a team's home field

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New York is set to complete a grueling five-game cross-country swing before returning to The Garden for a four-game home stand. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024 From glistening hardwood floors to crown molding, this home stands out. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2024 Jokic scored 18 of his 27 points in the third quarter as the Nuggets turned a single-digit halftime lead into a 129-103 rout of the Utah Jazz on Saturday night, tipping off a five-game home stand at Ball Arena. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024 After that, the Bulls have a season-long, five-game home stand against the Wizards, the Sacramento Kings, the Pelicans, the Atlanta Hawks and the Charlotte Hornets. Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for home stand 

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of home stand was in 1965

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“Home stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20stand. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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