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Recent Examples of semifinal
In the Mission League, Sierra Canyon, Notre Dame, Crespi and Loyola earned automatic playoff berths for advancing to the league tournament semifinal.
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Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Girls hoops district winners included Lake Mary, Edgewater, Hagerty, Colonial and Harmony while Lake Howell won a boys district semifinal.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Arlington will host nine matches, including a semifinal, while Houston will stage seven games, and Dallas will serve as the tournament’s International Broadcast Center.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Aledo Elizabeth Griffin, senior G Griffin was a force as a junior, averaging 13 points to lead Aledo to its first girls basketball regional semifinal since 2015.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
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Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Girls hoops district winners included Lake Mary, Edgewater, Hagerty, Colonial and Harmony while Lake Howell won a boys district semifinal.
—Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Arlington will host nine matches, including a semifinal, while Houston will stage seven games, and Dallas will serve as the tournament’s International Broadcast Center.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Aledo Elizabeth Griffin, senior G Griffin was a force as a junior, averaging 13 points to lead Aledo to its first girls basketball regional semifinal since 2015.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
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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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Savolainen played a huge role in Finland’s historic run in the 2019 hockey women’s world championship, in which the country made it to the final against the United States who, along with Canada, had previously dominated the competition and its gold medal matches.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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Fortson championed the growth of girls wrestling, which included coaching one of his own, Destiny Miles, to individual state championships in 2019 and 2020.—
Rick Kretzschmar,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Her bronze medal final is incredibly close, but Lemley goes big on the jumps, and that's enough to edge out Perrine Laffont for bronze.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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Kauf, a 29-year-old Colorado native, raced against 2022 individual Olympic champion Jakara Anthony of Australia in the final.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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In recent years, the ice was not thick enough to safely support the weight of ATVs, but on the day of this year’s derby, anglers were able to drive their vehicles and grill on the ice like the event was one big tailgate party.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tottenham’s next game is a home north London derby against arch-rivals and Premier League leaders Arsenal.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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On Tuesday, Tennessee fans showered Vitello with admiration during an intrasquad scrimmage.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The game feels like a scrimmage.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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This is the nightcap to what should be an excellent first round in the Buddy Ferreira Classic.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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There was a void of spaces to host weddings (of the non-ballroom variety), spaces with bed-and-breakfast vibes to host out-of-towners, spaces to grab a moody nightcap in a seductive lobby lounge, and spaces to check into for a staycation and out of concrete reality.—
Amber Elliott,
Houston Chronicle,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Semifinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semifinal. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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