quarterfinal

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noun

quar·​ter·​fi·​nal ˌkwȯ(r)-tər-ˈfī-nᵊl How to pronounce quarterfinal (audio)
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quarterfinals plural : a quarterfinal round
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: a quarterfinal match
quarterfinalist noun

quarterfinal

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adjective

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: immediately preceding the semifinal in an elimination tournament
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: of or participating in a quarterfinal

Examples of quarterfinal in a Sentence

Noun He lost in the quarterfinal.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The season ended a few minutes after 8 p.m. on Thursday night, with a loss to Washington State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024 Of course, what with fate being a cruel and mocking force, a second duly followed: On Wednesday, Atlético Madrid took Inter Milan to penalties, too, with Diego Simeone’s side eventually winning to take a place in the quarterfinals of Europe’s somewhat jaded elite club competition. Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024 In the dozen years of the tournament’s current format, two teams have made the march from first round to quarterfinals to semifinals to champion. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 By the time Saturday’s quarterfinals rolled around, the Toreros seemed spent. Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024 Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes reacts after making a three-pointer to break the NCAA Division I single season three-point record in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals against Penn State at the Target Center on March 8, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CBS News, 9 Mar. 2024 When the University of Iowa tips off against Penn State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament March 8, one thing will be clear to the 20,000 fans fortunate enough to hold a ticket: History is taking flight from center court. Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024 Round of 16, quarterfinals: Play these at four sites, each hosting two round-of-16 games and then the match between the winners, on a Tuesday-Saturday or Wednesday-Sunday schedule in late August. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Mexico, a 3-2 winner over Paraguay in Sunday’s other quarterfinal, will play Brazil in its semifinal Wednesday. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Adjective
And when Utah State (27-6) started fouling just inside three minutes to go – no doubt watching the parade of clanked free throws the day before in a nervy quarterfinal win against UNLV– the Aztecs calmly stepped up and made them. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024 Bees swarm around a camera during a quarterfinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament on March 14, 2024, in Indian Wells, Calif. CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024 Decatur, in the regional semifinals, will face Amarillo West Plains or Canyon, depending on the two team’s quarterfinal game on Tuesday. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2024 That’s significant because only the top four teams get a bye into the quarterfinal round, meaning UCLA is now on track to have to win an extra game as part of what was an already unlikely path to reaching the NCAA tournament. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 Keller got the best of North Crowley in a battle between the two best Class 6A boys basketball teams in the greater Fort Worth-area, securing a 71-66 regional quarterfinal victory on Tuesday at Saginaw High School. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024 In the country’s quarterfinal victory against France, the 30-year-old saved three penalties during the shootout as Australia reached the semifinals for the first time. George Ramsay, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024 Djokovic hurt his wrist playing for Serbia in the United Cup last week, and needed treatment twice during a quarterfinal loss to Australia's Alex de Minaur. John Pye, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024 The Bulldogs will face Butler at 6 p.m. Wednesday in an LIT quarterfinal at Valley. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 9 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of quarterfinal was in 1916

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

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