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Recent Examples of finalist
Sennecke, the Ducks' 20-year-old Calder Trophy finalist, opened the scoring with just the second power-play goal allowed by the Golden Knights in the entire postseason, ending a streak of 21 straight kills.
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CBS News, 11 May 2026
Pavia was the first Heisman Trophy finalist in more than 10 years to go unselected in the NFLNFL Draft.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to the Batten Medal, the institute named the Chicago Tribune staff as a finalist for the Cronkite School First Amendment Prize.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The quarterbacks the Panthers brought in for visits in the pre-draft process were mobile — Haynes King out of Georgia Tech and Heisman finalist Diego Pavia out of Vanderbilt were among them.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 11 May 2026
Pavia was the first Heisman Trophy finalist in more than 10 years to go unselected in the NFLNFL Draft.
—Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to the Batten Medal, the institute named the Chicago Tribune staff as a finalist for the Cronkite School First Amendment Prize.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The quarterbacks the Panthers brought in for visits in the pre-draft process were mobile — Haynes King out of Georgia Tech and Heisman finalist Diego Pavia out of Vanderbilt were among them.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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The Sparks fell to defending champion Las Vegas 105-78 in their season opener, unable to contain an efficient Aces team that shot 63% from the floor.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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For decades, a league champion was guaranteed a first-round home game.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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The cases at Grapevine, Poolville and Jacksboro ended seasons for a defending state champion, a district champion and a regional semifinalist.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2026
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Liar’s Dice, her first novel, was a winner of the 2024 Irish Writers Centre’s Novel Fair and a semifinalist for the James Jones First Novel Fellowship.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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While at the Truist Championship over the weekend, the two-time Masters champ, 37, spoke out about LIV Golf, whose future remains uncertain amid funding woes.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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This isn’t just as good as any Knicks team, even in the glory years, has ever looked at this time of year, and every bit as good as even the defending champ Thunder look right now.—
Mike Lupica,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2026
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Its breakout star is Parker Schnabel, a thirty-one-year-old who runs a placer mine in the Yukon that brought in fifty-one million dollars last year.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Joining perennial top-placer Jane in the top two this week is … Kenya Pleaser?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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Energy stocks—one of the few reliable winners of the conflict—sold off with oil.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Without further ado, here are the winners and losers of NFL schedule release day.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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But legend has it that despite the might of these ancient conquerors, pockets of Sardinia sometimes managed to defend themselves.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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