plural tourneys
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Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
The Jayhawks, who also have claimed two Helms Foundation titles accounting for six championship banners in the fieldhouse, won the NCAA tourney in 1952, 1988, 2008 and 2022.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Dec. 2025
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
Leo Beath scored 71 points in the three games to become the tourney MVP, the national mid-major Player of the Week and the Big West Player of the Week.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
The Jayhawks, who also have claimed two Helms Foundation titles accounting for six championship banners in the fieldhouse, won the NCAA tourney in 1952, 1988, 2008 and 2022.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Dec. 2025
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 7 Dec. 2025.
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