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Recent Examples of finalist
Lauded for his business acumen and conservation efforts in Western North Carolina, the video game maker was a finalist for The Raleigh News & Observer’s Tar Heel of the Year award, the Observer reported.
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
The last time a defensive lineman was a finalist came in 2021, when Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson finished runner-up to Alabama quarterback Bryce Young.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The software technology company has been selected as a finalist in the Groundbreaking Technology category of the Humanoid Robotics Industry Awards 2025.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Of that group, Hughes has clearly established himself as the best of the bunch, with a Norris in 2024 and a spot as a finalist last year.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
The last time a defensive lineman was a finalist came in 2021, when Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson finished runner-up to Alabama quarterback Bryce Young.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The software technology company has been selected as a finalist in the Groundbreaking Technology category of the Humanoid Robotics Industry Awards 2025.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Of that group, Hughes has clearly established himself as the best of the bunch, with a Norris in 2024 and a spot as a finalist last year.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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This new health setback for the 15-time major champion has sparked intense debate in the golf world.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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After the Wild just missed a chance to end the game in overtime with Brock Faber and Eriksson Ek on a 2-on-1 rush, Cates — who was a 2019 NCAA champion at Minnesota Duluth — fired a shot that beat Wallstedt on the goalie’s right side.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her medical horror feature script, The Well, was a 2024 Academy Nicholl semifinalist and is currently under option at Talon Entertainment (Oh, Canada; Atonement).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Yardbird’s original location in Miami was a semifinalist for best new restaurant at the James Beard Awards in 2012.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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The conference is still likely in the driver’s seat as long as the champ gets through with two or fewer total losses, but that is anything but a guarantee.—
Eddie Timanus,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Last year’s Big 12 champs topped this year’s Big 12 front-runners 26-22 after Leavitt led a game-winning, 75-yard touchdown drive, capped with 34 seconds left, throwing the conference race into flux.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 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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Grand Slam winners get a colorful Grand Slam Award sticker.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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Tony Award winner Doug Hughes will direct.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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