Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Grant-Foster, who turned 24 on March 5, scored 22 points in a 75-66 first-round tourney victory over Saint Mary’s.—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024 Last season, the Heat ended up needing to take part in the play-in tourney to get into the NBA playoffs as the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed.—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tourney
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French torneier, to twist, whirl around, fight, tourney, from tur, tourn turning, circuit
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