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Recent Examples of Synonyms for play-offs
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The Seahawks are now the 17th franchise to win multiple championships.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026 -
But this marks the first Super Bowl for the Pats without Bill Belichick as head coach and Tom Brady as quarterback — the teams’ previous six championships were all won with that super duo.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Sabalenka has been mostly dominant ever since, reaching four of the next five Grand Slam finals, plus another big final at the WTA Tour Finals.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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China, one of Japan’s biggest trading partners, responded by reimposing a ban on Japanese seafood imports, implementing restrictions on rare earth mineral exports and warning Chinese nationals against traveling to Japan.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Analysts could not determine whether the conversation in the call between two foreign nationals was gossip or deliberate misinformation, according to the intelligence official.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Play-offs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-offs. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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