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Recent Examples of finalist
According to Chapa, the four finalists were selected from a pool of 51 applicants from 15 states.
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Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 16 July 2025
Linsky has executive produced fifteen podcasts that have hit #1, including Hysterical, a 2025 Pulitzer Prize finalist and Apple’s Podcast of the Year for 2024.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Barry Switzer, Johnny Majors and Lee Corso were the other finalists.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 9 July 2025
An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories.
—Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
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Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 16 July 2025
Linsky has executive produced fifteen podcasts that have hit #1, including Hysterical, a 2025 Pulitzer Prize finalist and Apple’s Podcast of the Year for 2024.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Barry Switzer, Johnny Majors and Lee Corso were the other finalists.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 9 July 2025
An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories.
—Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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The defending champions dominated the Fever 98-77 on July 16.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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The eight-time European champions then maintained their historic superiority over the French women in major tournaments by defeating them for a sixth time out of six.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Shields won that fight by second-round TKO to become the WBC and WBF heavyweight champ.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The defending champs paddled to victory at the first race of the 2025 Triple Crown season, New York's General Clinton Canoe Regatta, in May.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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Sentinel Standouts Nikolas Blake, Hagerty, Jr. Buzz: Class 3A third placer in 150-pound weight class.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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The company acquired 102 federal mining claims in the Lisbon Valley of Utah in November 2021 and expanded its holdings to 743 placer claims over 14,320 acres by July 2023.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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Down a goal late to Italy, 19-year-old Michelle Agyemang equalized in stoppage time, and Chloe Kelly scored the winner in the 119th minute.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Host Julie Chen Moonves revealed the winner to the houseguests, who then discussed the vote.—
David Wysong,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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While pestilence crept over the walls of cities and the countryside fell into desolation—many foreign conquerors of Europe knew how to fight and plunder but not to plow or sow—the monks preserved words.—
Bernd Roeck
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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Those proteins—called effectors—attack specific targets that collectively disable the host's defense responses and make the host more hospitable for its bacterial conqueror.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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