ˈtu̇r-nə-mənt
as in competition
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
a golf tournament in which professionals compete against amateurs
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Recent Examples of tournament
Then he was asked if players better understand the tournament in Year 3 of the event.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
Funds from the golf tournament will be used for adaptive resources for Grant, as well as his overall treatment and care.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
And both basketball programs have recently made deep state tournament runs.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Every in-season tournament game in the knockout rounds (quarterfinals, semifinals and championship rounds) will be streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
Funds from the golf tournament will be used for adaptive resources for Grant, as well as his overall treatment and care.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
And both basketball programs have recently made deep state tournament runs.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Every in-season tournament game in the knockout rounds (quarterfinals, semifinals and championship rounds) will be streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournament
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Starbucks has also come under intense competition from the surging popularity of tea drinks chains like Mixue Bingcheng, ChaGee and HeyTea.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Several banks lowered their price targets following the earnings report, pointing to increasing competition from larger social platforms like Instagram and TikTok and concerns over macro headwinds.—
Jaures Yip,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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That is because their brightness may be strongly affected by the age of the progenitor stars of these explosive events.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Prince William's biggest event of the year went head-to-head with Prince Harry's support for military veterans during a trip to Canada on Wednesday.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Should the Tigers end up missing a bowl game, the noise will grow much louder.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Then Heat forward Nikola Jovic threw the perfect inbounds pass to find Wiggins for the game-winning alley-oop dunk at the final buzzer.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Holding back tears, Marta called out the uselessness of comparing this season to last year’s championship run.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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And the two teams that advance to the championship game will play an extra game (83rd game) for the in-season tournament title that won’t count toward the regular season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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British police said six people were arrested Thursday ahead of the Israeli team's match against Aston Villa in a Europa League match.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Lionel Messi’s first-half double ensured Miami would go through, all despite Luis Suárez serving a one-match suspension.—
Avi Creditor,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Chiefs' bye came at an opportune time for the fourth-year running back, though the extra time off has not guaranteed his return for a crucial contest against the Broncos within the division this weekend.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Bidunga finished the contest with eight points on 4-9 shooting from the field, and seven rebounds.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
11 Nov. 2025
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This marks the first time KU has been chosen to host a tourney game since 2019.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Miami Heat have become play-in tournament experts, qualifying for the playoffs in each of the last three seasons through the NBA’s relatively new play-in tourney.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Tournament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournament. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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