ˈtu̇r-nə-mənt
as in competition
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
a golf tournament in which professionals compete against amateurs
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Recent Examples of tournament
Needed to win nine straight to close the season to make the tournament, then lost in the first round.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
The Annika tournament marks this season’s last full-field, regular-season event.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
On top of that, the playoffs last for over two months, and are now preceded by a week of play-in tournament qualifying games.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
The Annika tournament marks this season’s last full-field, regular-season event.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
On top of that, the playoffs last for over two months, and are now preceded by a week of play-in tournament qualifying games.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournament
Noun
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Only a few months ago Salah was deservedly collecting a stack of individual awards after a remarkable campaign which yielded 57 goal involvements (34 goals, 23 assists) in all competitions.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Courier Journal caught up with Zipperle to find out why Cornbread Hemp took home the New Ideas Award in the 2025 Top Workplaces competition.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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The event orbited around a panel, moderated by TIME’s editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs, that discussed how AI could shape the future of fashion—particularly from a customer’s perspective.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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In any event, that shows you who is pulling the strings over there.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Bucks games at Fiserv Forum will have lots of new food, drink choices.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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When looking for reasons the Nuggets will win a championship, Braun belongs high on the checklist.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Mater Dei coach Dan O’Dell, whose team won the CIF-SS Division 1 championship last season and just went 6-0 in the four-team Trinity League, offered plenty of praise.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The match ended after Rhodes was disqualified for drilling McIntyre with his championship.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The first was before the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta when Dooley Field was selected to host soccer matches, which are played on a turf about 25% larger than an American football field.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Springer was hit by a pitch on his right knee in Game 5 and exited the contest.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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This Halloween, the spot is also hosting Monster Bash 2025 for grown-ups with drink specials and a costume contest.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Zion, Duke edge UNC in ACC tourney In 2019, there was no bigger star in college basketball than Duke’s Zion Williamson.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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The platform will also host the NBA Cup in-game tourney, which gets rolling on Halloween, as well as the year-end play-in tournament and select first- and second-round playoff dates.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Tournament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournament. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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