name of the game
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of name of the game
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The name of the game at Wimbledon is tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Magouyrk mentioned “capital intensity” twice in his statement because in 2026 that is the name of the game at Oracle.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
“Restoration is the name of the game, not intrusion,” Mike told me, and he wasn’t talking just about the estuary.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
Flexibility is the name of the game, second only to talent.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
Obtaining Personal Information The name of the game in statistics is the inferring of information about a large population by examining characteristics of a small, randomly selected sample.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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