Thesaurus results for SEMIFINAL

semifinal

noun

Definition of semifinal

as in play-off

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Recent Examples of semifinal Reaching the semifinal at Wimbledon in July also gave Djokovic hope of one day winning that record-breaking 25th major singles title. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 Athletic will be back at home to face Birmingham Legion FC on Saturday, and then welcomes the Colorado Switchbacks for their USL Cup semifinal on September 8. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026 Nebraska will face Florida in one semifinal, while Penn State will play SMU in the other, and then the winners will meet in a championship, with the final match played in a best-of-three format. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Mountain Vista was 12-1 last season, losing in a state semifinal. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for semifinal

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In great news, the Minnesota Lynx’s were the first team to clinch a play-off spot, a top spot at that.

— 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

Definition of play-off

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With Gene Chizik as the head coach, the Tigers won the 2010 BCS national championship.

— Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Trump purchased the resort in 2014, and the R&A, which organizes the championship, has not brought The Open back to the property since the acquisition, while consistently citing logistical issues as the biggest hurdle.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of championship

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Twelve years later, England arranged themselves in a V-shape which outflanked the haka, their fly-half Owen Farrell appearing to wink at the All Blacks’ display — and made it through to the World Cup final with a 19-7 triumph.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
However, Rybakina shook off the break, taking the next two games to force a deciding third set to determine who will join women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of final

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Staying upstairs is the quiet advantage with no lines, just an elevator ride to a nightcap under all that light.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Ben Rice had a two-run single in New York's five-run eighth inning and finished with three RBIs as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2 Saturday in the nightcap and earned a doubleheader split.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

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