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game

[gaym] / geɪm /






NOUN
individual sporting event
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NOUN
undomesticated animals chased for food
Synonyms




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He made one of the biggest splashes in the Lakers’ first preseason game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The game will cost £69.99 in the UK and $79.99 in the US - with an ultimate edition, featuring extra vehicles and weapons, priced at £89.99 and $99.99, respectively.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

French electro duo Justice were chosen to do the original score for the new instalment of the "Grand Theft Auto" video game which will be released next month, maker Rockstar Games announced Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The next batter, Christian Yelich, drove in two runs with a single to knock Yamamoto out of the game in the third inning and leave the Dodgers reeling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

We followed a game trail until we were about halfway between our fields and the river.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The free-agent signing who is angling for a starting position has played a team-high 97 minutes in four preseason games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

He takes his side to Elland Road on the back of just two wins from nine games this season, placed 13th in the Premier League with six points from as many games.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Now, coaches see benefits to both kicking and receiving, and they’re sorting through in public with games on the line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

"They manage to keep what made these games special while making them far more accessible. That's classic Nintendo."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

I could have asked what books he liked to read, or if he played video games.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

And, if you’re a gamer but not a horror connoisseur, Nadira Goffe helpfully breaks down whether Resident Evil will be too scary for you, using Slate’s highly scientific Scaredy Scale.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

These days, you’re as likely to see a #cleanliving West Village girl clutching a can of rocket fuel as you are a BMX-mounted daredevil or a nocturnal gamer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

"My initial reaction was one of confusion and shock," Ben, a UK-based 24-year-old gamer who covers GTA news on social media, told me following the announcement.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

A venue in Rotterdam turned itself over to fantasy dress-up and gamer fanaticism on the weekend, with thousands attending TwitchCon Europe.

From Barron's ● May 30, 2026

“Seabiscuit is the gamer horse. I know that.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

“He was one of the coolest, neatest, kindest, gamest horses I’ll ever have. When I saw him in there, my heart sank.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2017

Lots of good intentions and the gamest efforts of able leading actors, respectively Gary Oldman and Ed Harris, could not breathe life into those turkeys.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2010

Filion, who won 17 races with him in '68, says fondly: "He was the gamest horse I ever saw."

From Time Magazine Archive

Jesse Livermore, a friend from pre-War days in Chicago, Broker Block has called "the gamest and cleverest trader alive."

From Time Magazine Archive

Warde, you’re the gamest scout that ever lived, but you’re reckless.

From Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

They point to broader problems in the VA disability system, which is being gamed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Speaking ahead of the summit, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper described the deal as a "common-sense approach" and said she wants to ensure systems "can't be unfairly gamed".

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

But under a "worst-case scenario" gamed out by Eurasia Group, damage to Iran's oilfields permanently hits the country's exports, while the precarity to Hormuz traffic persists.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

However, SEC rules governing derivative-linked volatility could probably be gamed to a certain extent, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2025

Eisman didn’t know exactly how the rating agencies had been gamed.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Gibney sporadically complements his archival materials and many interviews with the metaphoric imagery of player-one gaming: toggling between identities, first-person shooter modes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Another issue raised by the report was the inconsistent manner in which the four gaming platforms shared information and participated in industry initiatives.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Competitive gaming made its full debut at the Asian Games in Hangzhou three years ago.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

But, because they want to go so fast, some are using gaming pedals to code now with voice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The idea that Leo might attack the statue with his gaming device was enough to snap Annabeth out of her shock.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan


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