plural tourneys
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Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
Miami needs to finish among the East’s top six teams to qualify for the playoffs without needing to take part in the play-in tourney.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 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
Matilda Hruby, a Brighton High School’s 29-0 junior with red ponytails and fire to match, volunteered to referee a youth tourney in Adams City early Sunday.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
Miami needs to finish among the East’s top six teams to qualify for the playoffs without needing to take part in the play-in tourney.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 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 27 Feb. 2026.
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