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Recent Examples of finalist
Chef Amosu was a finalist for the James Beard best chef award in Texas.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
All That Dies in April was a finalist for the Tigre Juan Award 2022 and is her first work to be published in English.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
In 2021, a cohort of graduates were selected to join a finalist class of 114 students for extended learning opportunities, such as Community Action Awards, academic and professional development Mini Grants, a Mentorship Program and in-region internship placements.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Courtesy of Joann Harmening A dancing diva comes in as our next finalist.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
All That Dies in April was a finalist for the Tigre Juan Award 2022 and is her first work to be published in English.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
In 2021, a cohort of graduates were selected to join a finalist class of 114 students for extended learning opportunities, such as Community Action Awards, academic and professional development Mini Grants, a Mentorship Program and in-region internship placements.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Courtesy of Joann Harmening A dancing diva comes in as our next finalist.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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Joining Brad Cox as 2025 Kentucky Downs meet champions are LaFranco Dettori as leading rider (9 wins) and Godolphin as top owner (4 wins).—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Cox is a long-time champion of civility and an opponent of political polarization, USA TODAY reported.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fritz, who won two ATP 250 titles this year, was a semifinalist at Wimbledon.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lincoln-Way Central (9-4) Several key pieces return from 7A semifinalist that nearly surprised by reaching state championship game.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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And only two Super Bowl champs since 2000 — the 2001 Patriots and 2007 Giants — opened the season with consecutive losses.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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After Alvarez received the second defeat of his professional career (to Dmitry Vibol) in May 2022, Gómez posted a picture of her husband on Instagram, calling him her world champ in the caption and expressing her pride.—
Adam England,
People.com,
13 Sep. 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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Are the Clean winners cruelty-free or vegan?—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Grand Slam winners get a colorful Grand Slam Award sticker.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, he is ebuffed at every turn by his fellow chiefs, most notably Kamehameha I (Kaina Makua), who later becomes the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawai’i.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many historians believe that modern chess originated from chaturanga, an ancient Indian board game that spread to the world via traders, pilgrims and conquerors.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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