play-off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for play-off
Noun
  • The semifinals are set for March 2 and the championship game will be March 8.
    Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Andy Reid celebrates after the Kansas City Chiefs' AFC championship game victory over the Buffalo Bills last month.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • One regular-season game remains before St. Charles East opens at 6 p.m. next Tuesday in the Willowbrook Regional semifinals.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Instead of having state semifinals and finals, there are now only championship games.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Johns really only needs results in a handful of singles events to ensure his spot in the tour finals, so perhaps that’s the strategy for 2025.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The team went to the conference finals last season for the first time since 2004.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The 20-year-old made his first start against Leganes but did not play well, damaging his chances of starting the derby against Atletico.
    Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • My derbies would be lined with forest green to remind me of the forests behind my dacha.
    Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Play-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-off. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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