plural tourneys
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Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Evans, a state champ in 1975, is vying for its 10th state tourney berth — and third in a row for coach Lonza Morgan.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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
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Noun
So as Miami tries to claim one of the East’s top six spots to automatically qualify for the playoffs without needing to be in the play-in tourney, the Heat’s young players will have an opportunity to play in games with some stakes.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Evans, a state champ in 1975, is vying for its 10th state tourney berth — and third in a row for coach Lonza Morgan.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
The Big 12 regular season and tourney champs cruised past 16-seed SIU Edwardsville in the first round, but got a difficult test against 8-seed Gonzaga last Saturday.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourney. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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