four-peat

noun

: a fourth consecutive championship
four-peat intransitive verb

Examples of four-peat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Diamondbacks, the Rangers' opponent in this year's Fall Classic, won that series in seven games, stopping the Yankees short of a four-peat. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2023 Sluggers Coleman and Tiare Jennings will also return in search of a four-peat. Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023 Pikulthong enters the Golfweek record book after his dominating victory becoming the first player to four-peat. Beth Ann Nichols and Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 29 May 2023 South Carolina has been as formidable a team as there's been since the last UConn four-peat. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023 Now, no team has repeated as champion since UConn won the last of a four-peat in 2016. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023 Their family moved to Las Vegas after the 2015 campaign, denying the Mustangs a potential four-peat. T2. Phil Friend, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2023 The three-time district goalkeeper of the year is aiming to four-peat and is well on her way to doing so. Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

four + three-peat

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of four-peat was in 1989

Dictionary Entries Near four-peat

Cite this Entry

“Four-peat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-peat. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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