Meaning of Hunger Games | Babel Free

Definitions

A vicious contest, especially one that is winner-take-all.

neologism

Examples

“If the term “daytime TV” used to be synonymous with slightly ramshackle, undemanding programming attuned to the languid circadian rhythms of hungover students and the retired, it’s now a hyper-competitive arena of mechanical oneupmanship, a Hunger Games for image and sound⟳ editors.”

“Not playing the hunger games of success, not undergoing the mechanical hoopla of PR, he could go on stubbornly being Kent Haruf, doing his job.”

““[Registration week] always been The Hunger Games of scheduling,” Valdez said. “You ultimately get⟳ in based on timing and luck.””

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