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Earlier on Saturday, Diane Parry of France took down Wimbledon and US Open finalist Amanda Anisimova, wining 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 in a third set tiebreaker.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Taylor, a Tewaaraton Award finalist for best women's lacrosse player in the country, recorded six assists and the final goal of the game for the Wildcats, who clinched their 9th title.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
Scott notably did not criticize Bell over DEI, unlike the conservative attacks that doomed former UF finalist Santa Ono last year.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
She was named the 2024 Kansas Class 5A volleyball player of the year and earned All-America first-team honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), while being chosen as a finalist for AVCA girls high school player of the year.
—Gary Bedore
may 23, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Taylor, a Tewaaraton Award finalist for best women's lacrosse player in the country, recorded six assists and the final goal of the game for the Wildcats, who clinched their 9th title.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
Scott notably did not criticize Bell over DEI, unlike the conservative attacks that doomed former UF finalist Santa Ono last year.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
She was named the 2024 Kansas Class 5A volleyball player of the year and earned All-America first-team honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), while being chosen as a finalist for AVCA girls high school player of the year.
—Gary Bedore
may 23, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 35 points and nine assists, but for the eighth consecutive season the NBA will have a new champion.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The Spurs outlasted the reigning champions, Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in a tense deciding game.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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But at least one semifinalist has gone old-school, shunning outside help and using the dictionary as his guide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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At the luncheon, Chef Johanna Hellrigl, a James Beard semifinalist whose cooking is rooted in food as medicine — shared her own testimonial as a woman deeply affected by gut challenges.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The Spurs clinched their spot in the championship round after outlasting Oklahoma City, defeating the defending champs on the Thunder’s home floor in Game 7 on Saturday.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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The 23-time Grand Slam singles champ, 44, will play doubles at the WTA 500 Queen’s Club event in London next week, the tournament announced on X on Monday, June 1.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 June 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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Bluntly put, although top favorites Renegade and Commandment, respectively, won the Arkansas and Florida derbies (Grade 1 preps nominally valued higher than the Blue Grass in producing Derby placers), neither Commandment nor Renegade posted speed numbers like those of Further Ado.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Those teams square off Saturday in a winner’s bracket game.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
30 May 2026
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In the eighth inning, Bella Perez belted a two-run home run for the Heralds that wound up being the game winner.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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