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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 tournaments
High school culinary classes and a first job at Bob Evans Farmhouse Kitchen propelled her into a gig at Muirfield Village Golf Club, working tournaments.
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Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
That doesn’t include tournaments, and the costs associated with travel.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
For the second straight year, KC will host one of the biggest girls volleyball tournaments in the country and one of the country’s professional leagues — League One Volleyball.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2026
The early pattern mirrors most global T20 tournaments where established cricket nations separating quickly.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Pro-am tournaments pair up professional and amateur golfers.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The problem could have easily been resolved had the Legion stopped awarding national tournaments to Southern venues.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
At 28 years old, McAvoy, a former Boston University standout and three-time gold medalist in international tournaments, is in his ninth full NHL season.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Damon emphasized that winners of the independent tournaments will not be labeled as state champions.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
That doesn’t include tournaments, and the costs associated with travel.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
For the second straight year, KC will host one of the biggest girls volleyball tournaments in the country and one of the country’s professional leagues — League One Volleyball.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2026
The early pattern mirrors most global T20 tournaments where established cricket nations separating quickly.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
Pro-am tournaments pair up professional and amateur golfers.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The problem could have easily been resolved had the Legion stopped awarding national tournaments to Southern venues.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
At 28 years old, McAvoy, a former Boston University standout and three-time gold medalist in international tournaments, is in his ninth full NHL season.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Damon emphasized that winners of the independent tournaments will not be labeled as state champions.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournaments
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The area, with an altitude of nearly 6,000 feet, plays host to all freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitions and has three hotels that were transformed into an Olympic village.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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The most obvious competitions look to be for the final roster spots in the bullpen and the outfield.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her prowess in goal has O'Connor in strong position for a playoff spot in third place in District 28-6A entering Friday's games, with a shot to challenge for the district title.—
Jeffrey Perkins,
San Antonio Express-News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Attending Globetrotters games in Philadelphia with his father and brothers every year helped Artis fall in love with basketball.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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And then just to finish the question, step three is then to expand and really build out the brand from there and build other kinds of businesses around it, like events, businesses, and so on.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Both companies have grown exponentially since then, offering the opportunity to bet on events far beyond the original scope of the academic experiment.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Massachusetts is set to host seven World Cup matches over the summer, drawing people from all over the world.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Since both of Tuesday’s matches ended in a tie, there was a little uncertainty as to who buys the beers.—
Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026
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The local crowd cheered loudly for Brignone, who won gold in the super-G three days earlier and has made a remarkable comeback from a devastating crash in the Italian championships 10 months ago.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The dominant performance gives Granite Hills momentum heading into the Masters meet and, should wrestlers advance, the state championships.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The rookie Richardson is the son of Jason Richardson, who won back-to-back dunk contests in 2002 and 2003.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Quickly turning from hobby to profession, Trcka placed at the top of local bodybuilding contests and continued competing at the national level for decades.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Nearly 2,900 athletes from more than 90 national Olympic committees are competing at the Winter Games across 116 medal events across eight sports.—
Lee Ying Shan,Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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At the Olympic media summit in October, a collection of athletes from across the sports spectrum took turns sitting at small daises to field questions from reporters on hand.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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In boys tourneys, Hagerty continued its winning ways as the champ in the 40th Annual Flagler Rotary Tournament.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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Werth tried the post-career life of leisure, signing up for pro-am golf tourneys.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Tournaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournaments. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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