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tourney

noun

ˈtu̇r-nē

Definition of tourney

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 There will be two games each day in the round-robin Thanksgiving tourney, with a single ticket providing admission to both. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026 Persuade your fellow players to side with your silly and strongly held opinions in this town hall talk-’em-up tourney. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 Sebastian Salazar and Jess Sims interview the Little Leaguers and share stories from around the tourney. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The tour previously called off a June tourney in New Orleans. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tourney

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Noun

With 138 anglers representing 23 nations, the tournament will certainly be a worldwide event.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
That leaves Brazil, Nigeria, and the US as the only teams to qualify for every tournament.

— Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of tournament

Noun

Cathy O’Brien is getting back in the beauty game with a new brand formulated to fight the skin effects of cancer treatment.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Today, Sportico unveils an agenda spanning global football ownership, basketball’s European ambitions, women’s sports investment, the technologies changing how fans experience the game and more.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of game

Noun

There’s no end of things to do here—an athletic club, frequent cultural events, and an exquisite spa.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
When the event is death or violence, forecasting is readily perceived as not only monetizing harm but possibly even incentivizing it.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of event

Noun

Bear 620 was raised with her cousin, Bear #690 (Bean), who won the Fat Bear Week Junior competition in 2022.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
Washington should use commercial investment and competition to expand viable launch sites and avoid dependence on any one provider or location.

— Mark Montgomery, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of competition

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