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Recent Examples of finalist
DeSoto’s shrinking enrollment puts it below 5A Division I regional finalist Highland Park (1,990) and only five students ahead of 5A Division I state runner-up Frisco Lone Star (1,927).
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Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Shanahan is a finalist to win AP NFL Coach of the Year for the first time in his nine seasons.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Julio Urias was one of the most effective starters in all of baseball for several years with the Dodgers, winning a World Series championship in 2020, leading all of MLB with 20 total wins in 2021 and finishing as a Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award finalist in 2022.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
According to Deadline, the coach with the most wins in the sing-offs will have a second finalist in the finale.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
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Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Shanahan is a finalist to win AP NFL Coach of the Year for the first time in his nine seasons.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Julio Urias was one of the most effective starters in all of baseball for several years with the Dodgers, winning a World Series championship in 2020, leading all of MLB with 20 total wins in 2021 and finishing as a Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award finalist in 2022.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
According to Deadline, the coach with the most wins in the sing-offs will have a second finalist in the finale.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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Michigan printed and sold the 2023 national champions T-shirts, hats and coffee mugs.—
Mac Engel
January 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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In a matter of eight days, the Hornets (14-26) have gone from pummeling the defending champion in Oklahoma City to losing consecutive games at home to Toronto and Indiana in gut-wrenching fashion to recording the largest margin of victory on the road in franchise history by pounding Utah.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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Brandon was recently named a James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef in the Mountains.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Bruins will avoid Big Ten matchups against reigning national champion Indiana and College Football Playoff semifinalist Ohio State.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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As fight night has gotten closer, the champ is now listed at -147, while Lopes is a +127 betting underdog.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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His coach at Texas A&M, Jackie Sherrill, sent a statement recalling that Chet had been a key recruit out of Carter in 1984 and a cornerstone of three straight SWC champs.—
Kevin Sherrington,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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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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But FOToS took up the most oxygen last year; its author, a two-time winner here, certainly will earn his third.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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The winner of the runoff election will have a bit of a head start, but a Saturday victory isn’t a guarantee of the same outcome later this year.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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The giant Brân the Blessed’s head, which spoke for many years after it was severed, lies buried under a white hill, on top of which the Norman conquerors built a fort, known to later generations as the White Tower, or just the Tower of London.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Battle of the Champions will see seven returning Broth Belt winners heading back to their cauldrons to determine the ultimate kitchen conqueror.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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