finalist

noun

Definition of finalistnext
1
as in champion

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as in semifinalist

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Recent Examples of finalist This was the most affordable sipper finalist at $9 per red glass. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026 Courtois had been a league champion in Belgium and Spain, as well as a Champions League finalist, by the time Chelsea brought him back from three consecutive loan seasons at Atletico Madrid at that same age in 2014. — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Erica Vital-Lazare — poet, writer and former Legacy Awards finalist — will host the evening. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 Lynch, a 2009 Mount Carmel graduate who starred at quarterback for the Caravan and went on to be a Heisman Trophy finalist at Northern Illinois, is 89-12 over eight seasons as the coach at his alma mater. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for finalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
  1. champion
  2. semifinalist
  3. champ
  4. placer
  5. winner
  6. conqueror
Noun
  • In the bottom of the sixth inning, New Jersey pitcher/shortstop Mason Rincon homered to center field to win the game for the Metro region champions.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The champions' check is up from the $5 million that Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz won last year, when the total player compensation was $90 million.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of champion
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  • Iapani Laloulu has become one of the nation's top offensive linemen over the past three years, and 2026 offers an opportunity to finish the job after being named an Outland semifinalist last season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Now, the 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist for Best Chef Southeast who is also a Level 1 sommelier has turned his focus to elevating his sake program across the restaurants, which already feature more than 100 selections.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of semifinalist
Noun
  • Oviedo, a 2025 state champ, opened with a 25-7, 25-12, 25-20 win against Winter Springs.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But the Buckeyes failed their final two tests, then had to watch as Big Ten champ Indiana was doused in confetti.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of champ
Noun
  • Most of the early mining there consisted of placer mining — extracting minerals from sand and gravel in river beds — and mining declined during the Civil War.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of placer
Noun
  • After Keira Barry’s free kick attempt hit off the post, Girelli broke the deadlock in the 89th minute, finishing the rebound for the winner.
    — Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s a look at all of the results, bonus winners and highlights of every finish.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of winner
Noun
  • The plot of the original YouTube series began to follow the Skibidi Toilets, a conqueror race armed with futuristic weaponry and an intention to colonize the galaxy.
    — Kyle MacNeill, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026
  • One stronghold after another has fallen to the ruthless conqueror Nobunaga Oda—often celebrated as the first great unifier of Japan but here cast as a largely offscreen mega-villain.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Definition of conqueror

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