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Recent Examples of finalist
Gauff, a finalist in Madrid last year, rallied to beat Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday.
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
He was named All-SEC and was a finalist for the Manning Award as one of the nation's best collegiate quarterbacks.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The Montgomery Advertiser, a USA TODAY Network newspaper, had revealed similar issues about internal tensions and management practices decades earlier, in a series of 1994 exposés that were named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Bell was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s top wide receiver.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
He was named All-SEC and was a finalist for the Manning Award as one of the nation's best collegiate quarterbacks.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The Montgomery Advertiser, a USA TODAY Network newspaper, had revealed similar issues about internal tensions and management practices decades earlier, in a series of 1994 exposés that were named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Bell was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s top wide receiver.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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Aroldis Chapman worked around a leadoff single by 2018 World Series champion Christian Vázquez to pitch a scoreless top of the ninth.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Zanardi honored Before the Formula 1 Sprint race, a moment of silence honored former Formula 1 driver and IndyCar champion Alex Zanardi, who died Friday night.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 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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The defending champs sold out all 8,700 season-ticket memberships for the 2026 season with a 92% renewal rate from the previous season, becoming the first team in league history to sell out season ticket allotments for three consecutive years, the person said.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The defending champs were the favorites to win the NBA title entering the postseason and did nothing to change that.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
4 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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The Frost and Victoire play their winner take all Game 5 in Quebec on Monday night with a 6 pm CT puck drop.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Baseball region final Game 1 winners were Hagerty, Orangewood, TFA, Lake Minneola and Bishop Moore.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 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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Across 17 tracks, Amos positions herself as both conqueror and coward, exploring how the greed and individualism of modern society has allowed tech feudalists and 21st-century robber barons to make out like kings.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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