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Noun
poker and other gambling games
She scored a goal to tie the game.
We played a few games of chess.
That was a good game!
She won the first two games, but lost the set and the match.
children playing at their games
They are known to play a very rough game.
She has a strong all-around game.
She needs to improve her game if she wants to win the championship.
a football team with a strong running game
Adjective (1)
are you game for going out tonight?
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Recent Examples on the Web Noun
Mitch Spence will switch Wednesday against Colorado lefty Austin Gomber, and Joey Estes will start Thursday’s game against fellow righty Ryan Feltner.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
After Hayes chooses her Olympic team, the U.S. will play send-off games against Mexico on July 13 in Harrison, N.J., and against Costa Rica three days later in Washington, D.C.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Estévez didn’t allow any runs in his first five games of the season, but since then he’s allowed at least one run in half of his games.
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Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
In December, Disney+ will add a hub for ESPN+, providing some free games and programming to those who don’t subscribe to the sports package in a bid to upsell them.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 May 2024
Here are four takeaways from the first two games:
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
While offensive lineman Luke Wattenberg started 16 games at center in college, Sam Mustipher has the most pro experience.
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Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
He was quickly evaluated by the Tigers’ medical staff before leaving the game with a right hip contusion.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
Last month, Budd, Sen. Thom Tillis and 12 of North Carolina’s 14 U.S. representatives sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin asking for help luring the military games to the state.
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Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
Adjective
While Kramer was the main anchor for future MC5 tours, Thompson was frequently game to sit in on select dates.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
No player in the OKC lineup is over 25, and the team shares a youthful carefree camaraderie, as evidenced by its tradition of gathering around the star of the game during his post-game interview and barking.
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Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 May 2024
Other musical acts slated for Sunday’s big game in Las Vegas include Usher as the halftime show performer, along with pre-game performances from Andra Day, Post Malone and Reba McEntire.
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Dan Heching, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
To warm up for Sunday night's wild-card game against the Los Angeles Rams, Gardner White is hosting a free pre-game celebration with football legend and 760 WJR SportsWrap host Lomas Brown and other Detroit football alumni.
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Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
The retail giant will announce one new deal via QR code during each quarter of the game, as well as during pre-game, halftime and post-game coverage (seven in total).
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Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Nov. 2023
In the film, Lawrence’s character, Maddie, appears fully naked on a beach — and the actor was fully game to do the comedic nude scene.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
Football rewind Narbonne rallied for a 22-21 win over Banning in a game that was marred by a post-game fight.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
The pair have been seen walking together to interviews on game days and walking the sidelines as part of Sanders' pre-game preparations.
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Michael King, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2023
Verb
Most recently, Spotify has found a new way to game the statutory rate system to underpay rightsholders by hundreds of millions in royalties.
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Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 21 May 2024
The 75-inch screen is a good option for movie-watching and gaming alike.
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 20 May 2024
Technology has recently been an emerging area of cooperation, with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund among the largest shareholders in gaming giant Nintendo Co.
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Christine Burke and Yoshiaki Nohara / Bloomberg, TIME, 20 May 2024
Over 15 years of gaming streaming on YouTube as Typical Gamer, Rebelo has racked up 23.7 million followers, an average of 105 million monthly views, and 8 billion lifetime views.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 May 2024
Fraud remains a real threat for many consumers, even as some cardholders try to game the system.
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
But is your gaming PC ready for the descent into madness?
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Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 6 May 2024
The agency has only about 30 people assigned to review 7,000 applications, and lacks the capacity to stop some bad actors from gaming the system.
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James Barron, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
That’s encouraging people to game the system by ordering expensive items just to secure the rebates.
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Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 17 Apr. 2024
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