play-off

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Noun
  • The championship event will showcase a five-match card featuring Tokyo wrestlers and girl gangs competing for the Sukeban Champion title.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 June 2025
  • After Dak Prescott went down with a season-ending injury, the Cowboys' championship aspirations quickly withered away in 2024.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • In the semifinals, the team easily took care of Louisville, winning 11-3.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
  • Caitlin Clark, once again, found herself at the center of a physical showdown on Tuesday night (June 18), as the Indiana Fever clashed with the Connecticut Sun in a bruising WNBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinal at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • But the leading players in this year’s finals, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and Tyrese Haliburton, of the Indiana Pacers, are North American.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Or the New York Knicks’ magical run that had the Garden popping until, well, the Pacers came along and burst their bubble in the East finals?
    Sam Amick, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • There is a home run derby on Saturday as well as a function at Hoffman’s beach house and a visit to Rady Children’s Hospital.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • The first Manchester derby of the season takes place at the Etihad Stadium September 13 before the reverse fixture on January 17 at Old Trafford.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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“Play-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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