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: the practice or activity of playing games for stakes : gambling
After a six-decade absence, casino gaming makes its return next month to this Southern Indiana valley, once famous for luxury resorts that attracted the nation's elite.—
Michael Rubino
Michael RubinoIn the same way, casino owners almost never refer to "gambling," which brings to mind damp basements and dice, but always "gaming," which suggests Whist or Scrabble enjoyed in front of a crackling fireplace.—Wayne Curtis
—often used before another nounWayne Curtisthe gaming industry
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: the practice or activity of playing games (such as board games, card games, or video games)
online/mobile/PC gaming
When most people think of computer gaming, they envision some things that aren't exactly politically correct. Things like blazing lasers, spattering blood and beheaded aliens. However, Internet gaming really does offer something for everyone.—Kim Komando
—often used before another nounKim KomandoYou can get curved gaming monitors too, for added immersion in certain games.—Jon Martindale
Jon MartindaleAfter looking through the gaming options, we decided on Quick Draw—a game that gives one participant a word to draw, while the other callers try to guess what the word is.—Becca Miller
Becca MillerExamples of gaming in a Sentence
He does a lot of gaming online.
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Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
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3 July 2026
Fenech headed the Tumas Group, which has vast interests spanning gaming, hospitality and leisure, management and property development.
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2 July 2026
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Tanya Fedak,
Variety,
2 July 2026
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Barry Collins,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
The Lenovo Legion 5i is a performance beast, featuring the Intel Core i9 14900HX processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 graphics for elite-level gaming and STEM work.
—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
Fenech headed the Tumas Group, which has vast interests spanning gaming, hospitality and leisure, management and property development.
—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
Fangoria has announced its Chainsaw Awards nominees for 2026, which lets fans vote on the best horror works across film, television and gaming of the last year.
—
Tanya Fedak,
Variety,
2 July 2026
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“Gaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaming. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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