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tournament

noun

ˈtu̇r-nə-mənt
Definition of tournamentnext
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 Organizers of the bracket-style tournament revealed the 16 brown bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve who will vie for the title of fattest — or just favorite — on Friday afternoon. — Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026 For the first time since the tournament started, Germany will not be among them. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026 During the recent World Cup, Adidas outfitted Spain and Argentina, both finalists, as well as manufactured the tournament’s balls. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 The Ichabods have made five NCAA postseason tournament appearances in eight seasons, with a 167-79 record. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tournament
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournament
  1. competition
  2. event
  3. game
  4. championship
  5. match
  6. contest
  7. tourney
Noun
  • On September 18, the family of four attended an event for Athlos, Ohanian’s women-only track and field competition.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Related The upcoming installment of mystery competition show revealed the news in a video theatrically narrated by host Alan Cumming.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of competition
Noun
  • Meta also says the platform will support more than 100 immersive live sports events each year through partners including ESPN and TNT Sports.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Hugging Face hack may have prompted an internal review, during which OpenAI also discovered the Australian website breach, although the company did not explicitly link the two events in its statement.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of event
Noun
  • In the demo, Meta showed people wearing the glasses while watching an NBA game and multitasking between applications.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • More than 75 games are expected to support hand-gesture controls at launch, while Xbox Cloud Gaming will provide access to additional games.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of game
Noun
  • Caterer Bader Eabram, 24, said Morocco's strong performance in recent World Cups and other soccer championships is driving some voters' choices, and providing hope.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • During that span, the Blue Devils won the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball national championship, with Spatola serving as an assistant coach.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of championship
Noun
  • Fast bowler Newman Nyamhuri, who took his maiden five-wicket haul in the first match, was rested and Zimbabwe brought in Ernest Masuku, also for the first time in the series.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There are plenty of options for bettors to choose from on Sunday, but this Dolphins-49ers match could be a very entertaining game.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of match
Noun
  • The companies were used to provide prize insurance to customers who offered promotions or prizes at events like golf tournaments or fishing contests, officials said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Bryant tallied 85 yards on 14 attempts in the contest, leading the Dragon ground attack.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of contest
Noun
  • Gary Woodland leads notable faces in crowd Former KU golfer Gary Woodland, a captain’s assistant for the upcoming Presidents Cup international golf tourney in Medinah, Illinois, was introduced to the crowd in the first quarter.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Now the tournaments are held in different years with the men's championship a year before the Olympics and the women's tourney two years before the Games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of tourney

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“Tournament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournament. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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