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Recent Examples of finalist
The Free Press has won a total of 10 Pulitzer Prizes beginning in 1932, while being a finalist more than a dozen times, and has won numerous Emmy Awards.
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Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Squibb will return to the Broadway stage in Jordan Harrison’s Pulitzer Prize-finalist play Marjorie Prime in the titular role.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Of course, losing a potential Heisman finalist is hard to overcome, but Oklahoma must have Hawkins step up with SEC standings and College Football Playoff implications at stake.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Bunny was a finalist for a New England Book Award and was named a Best Book of 2019 by Time, Vogue, and the New York Public Library.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
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Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Squibb will return to the Broadway stage in Jordan Harrison’s Pulitzer Prize-finalist play Marjorie Prime in the titular role.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Of course, losing a potential Heisman finalist is hard to overcome, but Oklahoma must have Hawkins step up with SEC standings and College Football Playoff implications at stake.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Bunny was a finalist for a New England Book Award and was named a Best Book of 2019 by Time, Vogue, and the New York Public Library.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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Patrick Mahomes and the reigning AFC champion Chiefs look more vulnerable than in years past and are just 2-2 entering Monday night’s game against the Jaguars.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Cleveland named Dillon Gabriel the starter for the game, benching veteran Super Bowl champion Joe Flacco.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Dobbertin is a three-time James Beard semifinalist and the mastermind behind Asian American hit Best Quality Daughter.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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The croissants, cookies and breads come from James Beard semifinalist chef Maricsa Trejo of La Casita Bakeshop in Richardson.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Phillies have the NL batting champ and home run leader — and as good a shot as anyone to win it all, says Matt Gelb.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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With deals spanning across performance beasts, camera champs, and everyday essentials, there’s something here for every type of user.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sentinel Standouts Nikolas Blake, Hagerty, Jr. Buzz: Class 3A third placer in 150-pound weight class.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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The company acquired 102 federal mining claims in the Lisbon Valley of Utah in November 2021 and expanded its holdings to 743 placer claims over 14,320 acres by July 2023.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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That also means there's no winner between technologies.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Hastings, the 2022 and ’23 champion, defeated last year’s winner, Raul Gutierrez, to reclaim the crown.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 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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The American conquerors of Hawaii wanted this game banned.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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