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, 26 Nov. 2025
Just last year, for instance, the Maui tourney featured Michigan State, Memphis, North Carolina, Auburn, Iowa State and UConn.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 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
White, who scored six points in an 11-0 run that stretched a 52-50 lead to 63-50 with three minutes left, said McDowell was a big factor in a victory that assured KU of playing a final game in the tourney on Wednesday, not Thursday.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
Just last year, for instance, the Maui tourney featured Michigan State, Memphis, North Carolina, Auburn, Iowa State and UConn.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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