semifinal

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Recent Examples of semifinal The boys soccer playoffs begin in Divisions 1-8 with first-round games Thursday followed by second-round games Feb. 15, quarterfinals Feb. 19 and semifinals Feb. 22. Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025 The Lady Lions also reached the state semifinals in 2016 before losing to eventual titlist Earle. Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2025 Damien made 14 threes to advance to the semifinals of the Baseline League tournament. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025 Boswell, an Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD school located in Fort Worth, had its furthest playoff run in the 1976-77 season when the Pioneers advanced to the state semifinals. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for semifinal 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semifinal
Noun
  • The semifinals are set for March 2 and the championship game will be March 8.
    Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Andy Reid celebrates after the Kansas City Chiefs' AFC championship game victory over the Buffalo Bills last month.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The team went to the conference finals last season for the first time since 2004.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Johns really only needs results in a handful of singles events to ensure his spot in the tour finals, so perhaps that’s the strategy for 2025.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • My derbies would be lined with forest green to remind me of the forests behind my dacha.
    Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The 20-year-old made his first start against Leganes but did not play well, damaging his chances of starting the derby against Atletico.
    Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Greg Rosenstein Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, including the playoffs, has 2,329 rushing yards and 2,638 scrimmage yards this season.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Daniels has led the Commanders to six consecutive victories — winning the first five on the final play of scrimmage before upsetting the Lions by double digits.
    Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Chiefs escaped Arrowhead Stadium with a 32-29 win over Buffalo in the championship nightcap in a tense, riveting affair that had social media scurrying for the latest examples of an NFL conspiracy to keep Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in the public eye.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • For those who don’t want to venture out for a nightcap, the Hidden Ace is a basement lounge with a cocktail menu developed by Frank Kurt Maldonado, the bartender from Manhattan’s Employees Only.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025

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