plural tourneys
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Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
The Miami Heat have become play-in tournament experts, qualifying for the playoffs in each of the last three seasons through the NBA’s relatively new play-in tourney.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 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
This marks the first time KU has been chosen to host a tourney game since 2019.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
The Miami Heat have become play-in tournament experts, qualifying for the playoffs in each of the last three seasons through the NBA’s relatively new play-in tourney.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 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 17 Nov. 2025.
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