return game

noun

: a second game played between the same players or teams

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Brock Purdy focuses on Cowboys, not Dak Prescott’s paycheck 49ers’ struggling special teams could be prey for Cowboys’ big return game Also out are defensive tackle Jordan Phllips (wrist) and tight end John Stephens, who tore an anterior cruciate ligament during practice this week. Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024 From the Dolphins perspective, Berrios was expendable, as the team drafted a slot receiver with similar qualities in the return game in the sixth round of last year’s draft, Malik Washington. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025 Williams, along with competing at wide receiver, could fill Blackshear’s void on special teams in the return game. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025 But, boy, the return game in Columbus on Friday looked awfully familiar. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 27 Dec. 2024 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 3 Apr. 2025.

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