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Recent Examples of semifinal
After getting shut out in their season opener, the Tigers got just enough offense Monday night with a 1-0 win in a rematch of last year’s state semifinal against Hockomock League rival Mansfield.
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
This has been the year of the Cinderella story that is not a Cinderella story on the WTA Tour, with Loïs Boisson and Victoria Mboko coming seemingly out of nowhere to reach the French Open semifinal and win the Canadian Open.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Anisimova mounted a comeback in her semifinal, defeating Naomi Osaka (23) in a nail-biting match that stretched past midnight.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Remember, Texas prioritized limiting Jeremiah Smith when these teams met in last year's CFP semifinal.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
This has been the year of the Cinderella story that is not a Cinderella story on the WTA Tour, with Loïs Boisson and Victoria Mboko coming seemingly out of nowhere to reach the French Open semifinal and win the Canadian Open.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Anisimova mounted a comeback in her semifinal, defeating Naomi Osaka (23) in a nail-biting match that stretched past midnight.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Remember, Texas prioritized limiting Jeremiah Smith when these teams met in last year's CFP semifinal.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms 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
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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
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Maybe this is the flip side of – or payback for – October of 2024, when the Dodgers’ starting pitching was decimated but the work of their bullpen propelled them to a World Series championship.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Golf talk was top of mind as guests shared their photos from the tournament and made plans to hit the West Side driving course early the next morning, before catching a helicopter out to the final.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
28 Sep. 2025
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MetLife Stadium in the NY/NJ area will host the final.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Fulham’s derby with Brentford was still goalless approaching the midway point of the first half when Josh King, the 18-year-old midfielder making his fifth consecutive league start, collected possession from his goalkeeper Bernd Leno.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Premier League leader Liverpool cannot stop winning and enters Saturday's Merseyside derby in imperious form.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Theofanous reportedly made an unannounced trip to Minnesota last week and had a lengthy conversation with a member of the Wild’s hockey operations department during a training camp scrimmage at TRIA Rink.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Sep. 2025
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The result was a 5-yard loss for Atlanta with a tackle behind the line scrimmage.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Sep. 2025
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After losing both matches during Friday’s afternoon session of the 2025 Laver Cup, Team World was looking to even things up during the nightcap at Chase Center in San Francisco.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Avs assistant Nolan Pratt will lead the coaching staff in the nightcap downtown, along with Eagles head coach Mark Letestu and his other assistant, Tim Army.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Semifinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semifinal. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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