tourney

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noun

tour·​ney ˈtu̇r-nē How to pronounce tourney (audio) ˈtər- How to pronounce tourney (audio)
also ˈtȯr-
plural tourneys
Synonyms of tourneynext

tourney

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verb

tourneyed; tourneying

intransitive verb

: to perform in a tournament

Examples of tourney in a Sentence

Noun progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Noun
Woodland, who recently revealed an ongoing battle against PTSD, has had an armed security guard in close proximity the entire tourney. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026 As part of this singularly unconventional deal, CBS pays not a red cent for the privilege of covering the tourney, and while that leaves as much as $125 million in rights fees on the table, Augusta more than makes up for that by way of the gate, merch and concessions. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 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 See All Example Sentences for tourney

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French torneier, to twist, whirl around, fight, tourney, from tur, tourn turning, circuit

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tourney was in the 14th century

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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourney. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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tourney

noun
tour·​ney
ˈtu̇(ə)r-nē
also ˈtər-
or ˈtȯr-
plural tourneys

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