rivalry game

collocation in English

meaningsofrivalryandgame

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rivalry
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈraɪ.vəl.ri/us
/ˈraɪ.vəl.ri/
a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the ...
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game
adjective
uk
/ɡeɪm/us
/ɡeɪm/
willing to do things that are new, difficult, or that ...
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(Definition ofrivalryandgamefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He is encouraged — indeed, in some instances, coerced — to continue to play the old-fashioned inter-servicerivalrygame.
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It was a move intended to recover potentially lost revenue due to the end of a popular annualrivalrygame.
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Every team will play each team once with onerivalrygametwice.
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They would win anotherrivalrygamein 1996.
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Although the schools no longer share their conference affiliation, therivalrygameremains an annual event on each team's schedule.
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It is the fourth most playedrivalrygameamong college football's major conference schools.
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This would be the first time since 1973 that both teams came into therivalrygameundefeated.
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Therivalrygamewas the sixth most watched game of the 2012 season.
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Others will play arivalrygameonly when they do not qualify for the playoffs.
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Simmons had the belt mounted on a large plaque with brass plates to record the annual game scores of the annualrivalrygame.
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Moore was 7 for 11 for 64 yards and one touchdown in the annualrivalrygamevs.
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The film weaves current events, including back-to-back national championships in 2012 and 2013, with the history of arivalrygamethat didn't even exist for decades.
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The televised games may change from year-to-year depending on which teams are having a strong season, although some traditional rivalry games are broadcast each year.
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Throughout the season, there are featured homecoming and rivalry games in most regions.
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Mostly in professional sports rivals, there may be half of the home team's fans and half of the visiting team's fans vice versa during the rivalry games.
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Many other schools use the two post goals during rivalry games only to prevent them from being torn down in victory, a real safety concern in recent years.
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