as in tournament
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Recent Examples of tourney
The 6-6 Lee has 33 points and 19 rebounds while playing only 43 minutes combined in K-State’s two tourney games, after missing 12 of the previous 13 games with a foot injury.
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Stephen Hawkins, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
Iowa seeks its first tourney glory post-Caitlin Clark, tangling with Raegan Beers and Oklahoma in the third game before a tight 4-5 draw between Maryland and Alabama at College Park.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Your Next Read JuJu Watkins’ absence from March Madness hurts USC and pains women’s basketball
College hoops business is booming despite quiet tourneys.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
South Dakota State has qualified for the tourney 13 times since 2008-09, but has advanced past the first weekend just once.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Hawkins, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
Iowa seeks its first tourney glory post-Caitlin Clark, tangling with Raegan Beers and Oklahoma in the third game before a tight 4-5 draw between Maryland and Alabama at College Park.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Your Next Read JuJu Watkins’ absence from March Madness hurts USC and pains women’s basketball
College hoops business is booming despite quiet tourneys.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
South Dakota State has qualified for the tourney 13 times since 2008-09, but has advanced past the first weekend just once.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourney
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Their season ended with a 120-106 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Thomas, 31, spoke with CBS after winning the tournament in South Carolina, where he was joined by his wife Jillian Wisniewski and their daughter Molly Grace, who was born in November 2024.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Profar joins a long list of big leaguers who have tested positive for PEDs and will eventually return to the game as if nothing happened.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Last of Us' Season 2 premiere features a huge change to the game.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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These events devastate local communities not just as the tragedy unfolds but in its aftermath.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Volunteering with professional organizations or at industry events is another powerful way to demonstrate your skills, initiative, and passion for your field.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The major driver for the decline in coal use is the economic competition with cheaper and cleaner fuels, such as natural gas and renewables, Ryna Cui, research director for the Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland, told ABC News.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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That also plays out of competition in Cannes Premiere.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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