home field
noun
sports
: a team's own field where it plays in front of its fans
The team has been tough to beat on its home field.
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In just a few short days, Purdy, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, will have to come to terms with the image of another team celebrating a Super Bowl on their home field.
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
At Long Beach Little League, kids, parents and league officials awoke in late January to find that every bit of copper had been torn out their home field, stolen by thieves.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
And the company is bringing kegs full of the beer to the home field of the Super Bowl teams, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, in a bid to get Bud Light into fans’ homes.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
While the Hoosiers faced Miami on its home field, the game was a homecoming for Mendoza, who attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
At Long Beach Little League, kids, parents and league officials awoke in late January to find that every bit of copper had been torn out their home field, stolen by thieves.
—Sam Blum, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
And the company is bringing kegs full of the beer to the home field of the Super Bowl teams, the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, in a bid to get Bud Light into fans’ homes.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
While the Hoosiers faced Miami on its home field, the game was a homecoming for Mendoza, who attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Home field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20field. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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