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Recent Examples of finalists
Miguel had brought Reina’s résumé to Nakia as one of two finalists, the other finalist being a guy who had done a year at Le Cordon Bleu.
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Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalists
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Last year’s Big 12 champs topped this year’s Big 12 front-runners 26-22 after Leavitt led a game-winning, 75-yard touchdown drive, capped with 34 seconds left, throwing the conference race into flux.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The two players ahead of him and the one who is even are all on the two-time defending champs, the Florida Panthers, who have also played an extra game.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2025
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Among the allegations, the USTR determined that China uses state subsidies to lessen competition and create dependencies on the country for non-market entrants.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Many of the current top 10 will scale up further, while entirely new entrants will leapfrog into top positions.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Bundesliga champions are unbeaten this season, with crucial contributions from Kane (11 goals and three assists in the league).—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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This year’s forum will open with Post Code Doesn’t Matter, a national regional initiative led by Women in Film & Television Australia that dismantles geographical barriers for screen creatives and champions equitable access to opportunity regardless of location.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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There are diverging plot points between the American version and British version, including different winners of the chess tournament.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Previous winners of the award include Vicente Fernández, Rocío Dúrcal, Marco Antonio Solís, Joan Sebastian and Marc Anthony, among others.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Finalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalists. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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