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Recent Examples of semifinal
The program made the College Football Playoff semifinal in January.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
The biggest spike occurred during the 1990 World Cup semifinal.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Last season, Auburn racked up a program-record 32 wins, reaching its second national semifinal.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 22 Sep. 2025
Wilson and Collier may yet face off the in the WNBA finals, with the Lynx set to begin their own best-of-five semifinal against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
The biggest spike occurred during the 1990 World Cup semifinal.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Last season, Auburn racked up a program-record 32 wins, reaching its second national semifinal.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 22 Sep. 2025
Wilson and Collier may yet face off the in the WNBA finals, with the Lynx set to begin their own best-of-five semifinal against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semifinal
Noun
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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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Holding back tears, Marta called out the uselessness of comparing this season to last year’s championship run.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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And the two teams that advance to the championship game will play an extra game (83rd game) for the in-season tournament title that won’t count toward the regular season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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South Africa beat four-time champion England by 125 runs to reach the final for the first time.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Frank followed the exact same path with Brentford but, crucially, was the club’s first-choice following Postecoglou’s dismissal two weeks after winning the Europa League final.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That is unacceptable in a derby against one of your biggest rivals.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Some of the fiercest rivalries around the globe take part in a soccer derby, a showdown between teams from the same city or region.—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Wright had a 45-yard run on the first play from scrimmage, Lindley gained 22 yards on the next play and then scored on a 3-yard run.—
Bernie Wilson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Eagles scored on their second play from scrimmage when Deshawn Edwards hit Jayden Evans, who took it 72 yards on a wide receiver screen.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the nightcap on NBC, the Warriors will visit the Lakers in Los Angeles.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The nightcap, between the Texans (+3) and Seahawks, has a total of 41.—
Chris Bumbaca,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Semifinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semifinal. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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