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Recent Examples of play-off
In great news, the Minnesota Lynx’s were the first team to clinch a play-off spot, a top spot at that.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Those placed ninth to 24th will square off across two-legged play-off ties to decide who joins those elite eight in the last 16.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The Maroons ascended back to France's top tier in the summer after winning their play-off match to return after just a single season.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
This includes the promotion/relegation play-off games and the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup next year to kick off the 2026-27 season.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Those placed ninth to 24th will square off across two-legged play-off ties to decide who joins those elite eight in the last 16.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The Maroons ascended back to France's top tier in the summer after winning their play-off match to return after just a single season.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
This includes the promotion/relegation play-off games and the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup next year to kick off the 2026-27 season.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for play-off
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Welcome to Path to Playoff, the USA TODAY Sports newsletter covering all things college football and the chase for this year's national championship.—
Jordan Mendoza,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Each team only has one ACC loss and therefore is still in the race for the conference championship.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Younousse and Tijan faced Trevor and Taylor Crabb in the second semifinal on Saturday morning and won, 21-14, 21-17.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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The program made the College Football Playoff semifinal in January.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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South Africa beat four-time champion England by 125 runs to reach the final for the first time.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Frank followed the exact same path with Brentford but, crucially, was the club’s first-choice following Postecoglou’s dismissal two weeks after winning the Europa League final.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Some of the fiercest rivalries around the globe take part in a soccer derby, a showdown between teams from the same city or region.—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Experiment at science stations, solve floor puzzles, create at Dino Crafts and Lego build stations, race on a 35' derby track and pose with one of a kind Lego models.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Play-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-off. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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