Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Noun
Participants in the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo are known to catch record-breaking sharks: Last year, a tourney angler caught the state-record tiger shark, which weighed 1,019 pounds and displaced a record that had stood since 1990.—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2024 This was because of its proximity to the tourney and the Marriott hotel, its convenient late-night hours, and the lack of competitive dining options in the area.—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2024
Verb
The 2022-23 Big Ten regular season and tourney champs meet Saturday when No. 14 Indiana visits Iowa City.—Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 There were 40 teams in this year’s boys tourney.—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2021 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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