World Series
noun
: a contest or event that is the most important or prestigious of its kind
the World Series of the equestrian world
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This tournament is the World Series of poker.
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When the Dodgers won the World Series last October, that marked the fifth time in the past six years that a team with a top-10 payroll claimed the crown.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Glasnow missed the postseason, and consequently the Dodgers’ World Series title run, after an elbow sprain last season.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The fact that the Mets had opened a five-game lead in the NL East is particularly notable given how that division features two other clubs expected to be potential World Series contenders in the Phillies and Braves.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
In Game 7 in that year’s World Series, Crawford and second baseman Joe Panik turned an iconic and crucial double play.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Glasnow missed the postseason, and consequently the Dodgers’ World Series title run, after an elbow sprain last season.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The fact that the Mets had opened a five-game lead in the NL East is particularly notable given how that division features two other clubs expected to be potential World Series contenders in the Phillies and Braves.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
In Game 7 in that year’s World Series, Crawford and second baseman Joe Panik turned an iconic and crucial double play.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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“World Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20Series. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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