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Definitions

the name of the game

NOUN

nitty-gritty

Synonyms

STRONG

basics core essence focus fundamentals gist heart kernel meat quintessence reality root soul substance

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks chief part chief thing cold fact essential details essential part hard fact heart of the matter important matter meat and potatoes name of the game nuts and bolts the facts

Antonyms

STRONG

exterior exteriority outside surface

Example Sentences

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Now, its new chief executive said, the name of the game is volume sales—and affordability.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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

The final judgement on this will be shaped at the end of the season – but if the name of the game is winning then Arsenal are doing it right.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Trying to get everyone right now — I don’t think that’s the name of the game anymore.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

They had enough food—scavenged from the ruins, hunted in the woods, brought up from Asheville sometimes—but rationing was the name of the game, and everyone looked like they were one meal a day short.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

the name of the game

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