semifinalist

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Recent Examples of semifinalist The coffee bar serves Central American and Ethiopian blends — plus pastries from James Beard semifinalist Maricsa Trejo of La Casita Bakeshop in Richardson. Jayla Webb, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025 Working across creative mediums, Cho launched a genderless fashion label called Kusikohc, which went on to become an LVMH Prize semifinalist in 2023. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025 Main Street Farmington also made the semifinalist list for the 2025 Great American Main Street Awards. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Her medical horror feature script, The Well, was a 2024 Academy Nicholl semifinalist and is currently under option at Talon Entertainment (Oh, Canada; Atonement). Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025 Yardbird’s original location in Miami was a semifinalist for best new restaurant at the James Beard Awards in 2012. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025 Chef Anthony Lamas is a multi-time James Beard Award semifinalist known for his Latin-Southern fusion cuisine. Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025 Dobbertin is a three-time James Beard semifinalist and the mastermind behind Asian American hit Best Quality Daughter. Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025 To qualify to be a semifinalist, students must score in the top 1% of test-takers in the state on the PSAT, which this year’s cohort took in fall 2024 as high school juniors. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semifinalist
finalist
Noun
  • His novel Where the Dead Sit Talking was a finalist for the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The season after Hazan shared his concerns with me, Beasley had a career year, finishing second in the league in three-pointers made and emerging as a finalist for the league’s Sixth Man of the Year award.
    Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Semifinalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semifinalist. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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