game point
noun
: a situation (as in tennis) in which one player will win the game by winning the next point
also
: the point itself
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Still, at game point, Reid relied on his three big guys to finish things off.
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
But the violence that followed the game points toward the safety challenges that emerge beyond school property.
—Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
Alcaraz then fired up an ace on game point to seize a 5-3 lead in the fifth.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 16 July 2023
Morant is a leading player on the Grizzlies with a game point average of 27.1 points per game and six rebounds per game.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2023
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
But the violence that followed the game points toward the safety challenges that emerge beyond school property.
—Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
Alcaraz then fired up an ace on game point to seize a 5-3 lead in the fifth.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 16 July 2023
Morant is a leading player on the Grizzlies with a game point average of 27.1 points per game and six rebounds per game.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2023
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“Game point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20point. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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