home game
noun
sports
: a game played in a team's own stadium, park, etc.
The team has done much better in its home games than on the road.
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Taylor Swift, meanwhile, is a safe distance away at the first Chiefs home game of the season.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
With the first home game of the season looming in Week 3, the Panthers better hope that some home cooking is the cure to this early road rash of losses.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Prior to kickoff, however, Fox Sports released a brand new-interview with Travis Kelce, catching up with the NFL player ahead of the team’s first home game of the season.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
Well, turn it into a golden opportunity for 2-0 with a home game against Jacksonville.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
With the first home game of the season looming in Week 3, the Panthers better hope that some home cooking is the cure to this early road rash of losses.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Prior to kickoff, however, Fox Sports released a brand new-interview with Travis Kelce, catching up with the NFL player ahead of the team’s first home game of the season.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2025
Well, turn it into a golden opportunity for 2-0 with a home game against Jacksonville.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Home game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20game. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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