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Recent Examples of finalist
His most famous novel, Ninety-Two in the Shade (a 1974 National Book Award finalist), is nominally about a Key West burnout whose determination to become a local fishing guide leads him to ruin.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Her novel Bel Canto won both the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2002 and The Dutch House was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
His novel Where the Dead Sit Talking was a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The season after Hazan shared his concerns with me, Beasley had a career year, finishing second in the league in three-pointers made and emerging as a finalist for the league’s Sixth Man of the Year award.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Her novel Bel Canto won both the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2002 and The Dutch House was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
His novel Where the Dead Sit Talking was a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The season after Hazan shared his concerns with me, Beasley had a career year, finishing second in the league in three-pointers made and emerging as a finalist for the league’s Sixth Man of the Year award.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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That’s exactly how the Miami Dolphins performed in Sunday’s 30-13 win against the Buffalo Bills in a contest Miami controlled all game, manhandling the reigning AFC East division champions to prove that the 2025 season isn’t over.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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So, what could happen when the champions visit their Etihad Stadium on Sunday?—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The last time the Aztecs had a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award was cornerback Luq Barcoo in 2019.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The coffee bar serves Central American and Ethiopian blends — plus pastries from James Beard semifinalist Maricsa Trejo of La Casita Bakeshop in Richardson.—
Jayla Webb,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite Cena locking in the STF on Dom and the champ tapping out, no ref was in the ring to call it.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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What has been a bad defense rose up like champs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Former Survivor players write Cuomo’s name down on a ballot, including season-43 winner Yam Yam Arocho, season-45 fifth-placer Katurah Topps, and season-48 first-out Stephanie Berger, who is hopefully casting her first successful vote.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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The left-hander has blown away his previous career highs in innings and strikeouts and is a lock to finish among the top placers in the American League Cy Young Award vote.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Tony Award winner Maleah Joi Moon will lead the cast as Deborah, joined by Alijah Kai, Chibuikem Uche, Cornell Young IV, Jordan Aaron Hall, and newcomer Kennedi Reece.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Nov. 2025
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Wiggins totaled 23 pointsa and five assists, and the game-winner.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Where is the option to enjoy cannabis as a companion, not a conqueror?—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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King Minos, conqueror of Athens and stepfather of the Minotaur, has traveled to Sicily in pursuit of Daedalus, his chief architect and erstwhile prisoner.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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