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Recent Examples of quarterfinalist
On Day 9, an unlikely quarterfinalist, the beauty of pressure in tennis and a long, slow comeback journey.
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Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 June 2026
As of Friday, de Sa Campos, 14, is a quarterfinalist.
—Julietta Bisharyan, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Vietnam, the 2022 quarterfinalist, beat India in its opener but struggled to threaten the Taiwan defense and failed to record a shot on target.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Schurr finished second in the Almont League to Mark Keppel, a quarterfinalist in Division 3.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Notre Dame was 25-6 last season and a surprise Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinalist despite relying on a stellar class of freshmen.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Every quarterfinalist has either reached or won a Grand Slam final.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The 2022 Wimbledon Championships quarterfinalist quickly returned to work and leaned heavily on Pedraza to care for things at home.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 June 2026
As of Friday, de Sa Campos, 14, is a quarterfinalist.
—Julietta Bisharyan, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Vietnam, the 2022 quarterfinalist, beat India in its opener but struggled to threaten the Taiwan defense and failed to record a shot on target.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Schurr finished second in the Almont League to Mark Keppel, a quarterfinalist in Division 3.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
Notre Dame was 25-6 last season and a surprise Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinalist despite relying on a stellar class of freshmen.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Every quarterfinalist has either reached or won a Grand Slam final.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The 2022 Wimbledon Championships quarterfinalist quickly returned to work and leaned heavily on Pedraza to care for things at home.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterfinalist
Noun
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But at least one semifinalist has gone old-school, shunning outside help and using the dictionary as his guide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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At the luncheon, Chef Johanna Hellrigl, a James Beard semifinalist whose cooking is rooted in food as medicine — shared her own testimonial as a woman deeply affected by gut challenges.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Los Cafeteros, as the national team is affectionately nicknamed, entered that World Cup unbeaten in 32 of 33 matches, including a 5-0 embarrassment of Diego Maradona 1990 finalist Argentina in Buenos Aires.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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She was also recognized on the state level as a top ten finalist for Georgia's Teacher of the Year.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Quarterfinalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterfinalist. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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