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Recent Examples of semifinal
McElroy totaled 11 kills and five blocks in the championship match against Mira Costa (28-2) along with 15 kills, five blocks and two aces in the semifinals against Huntington Beach (27-3).
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The Tigers will compete in the first semifinal in the national championships April 17 in Fort Worth, Texas.
—Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
McGhie hit 20 3s in the first round, 21 in the semifinals and 20 in the championship round to defeat Missouri’s Caleb Gill, who downed 15 3s in the title round.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Both schools’ football teams advanced to NCAA FCS semifinals last season and SDSU’s women’s basketball team pulled off an impressive first-round NCAA tournament upset this month against Oklahoma State.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The Tigers will compete in the first semifinal in the national championships April 17 in Fort Worth, Texas.
—Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
McGhie hit 20 3s in the first round, 21 in the semifinals and 20 in the championship round to defeat Missouri’s Caleb Gill, who downed 15 3s in the title round.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Both schools’ football teams advanced to NCAA FCS semifinals last season and SDSU’s women’s basketball team pulled off an impressive first-round NCAA tournament upset this month against Oklahoma State.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semifinal
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In 2020, a viral video showed Vaughn chatting with Trump at the national championship football game.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Wiggins led Wayzata over Cretin-Derham Hall for the Class 4A boys basketball championship on March 22.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Cavs, who won 48 games last season and were predicted by most oddsmakers to do about the same in this campaign, would now host a deciding Game 7 in an Eastern Conference finals against the Celtics, or, for that matter, any other team that gets there instead.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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In their first postseason appearance since losing the top overall seed to LSU, No. 2 Oklahoma cruised to a dominant win in their regional final, posting a massive 198.450.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The incident happened in the 15th minute of the Barcelona derby on February 9 when León and Caracas were jostling for position in the penalty area.—
Matias Grez,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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This week Liverpool suffered a rare league defeat on Sunday, beaten 3-2 at Fulham in a match where Salah was kept quiet for the second time in a week after the 1-0 derby win against Everton.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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His top target three weeks ago during a scrimmage in Corona was sophomore Jordan Napier, the Aztecs’ leading returning receiver.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The technical aspect will be an adjustment, but for a USC defense that has emphasized size along the line of scrimmage, Newby brings speed and athleticism that the Trojans lack at defensive end.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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From the day’s first studio appointment to a nightcap negroni at Bar Basso, Design Week attendees had to dress smartly.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2025
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Houston took the chaos to another dimension in the nightcap.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Semifinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semifinal. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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