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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
In all, Mesa made 13 JUCO tournaments before transitioning to a four-year school.
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James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Federer extends his quarterfinal streak at major tournaments to 28 with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Stanislas Wawrinka.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Similar-sized facilities around the country have hosted major high school and college tournaments as well as figure skating and other ice sports competitions.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
That's the justification FIFA has used to sharply increase ticket prices for the World Cup taking place in the United States, Mexico and Canada this summer compared to previous tournaments.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 28 May 2026
Both teams won their respective regular-season conference titles, followed by their conference tournaments.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
Despite the medical setbacks, Williams pushed forward competing in a number of tournaments.
—Robyn Merrett, InStyle, 28 May 2026
The 24-year-old was on an incredible 30-match winning streak – having won three clay court Masters tournaments in a row in Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome – and, with no Carlos Alcaraz in action, another grand slam victory seemed like a formality.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Some tournaments have already announced their 2027 dates, including the CJ Cup, which will be April 29 to May 2 in McKinney.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Federer extends his quarterfinal streak at major tournaments to 28 with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Stanislas Wawrinka.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Similar-sized facilities around the country have hosted major high school and college tournaments as well as figure skating and other ice sports competitions.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
That's the justification FIFA has used to sharply increase ticket prices for the World Cup taking place in the United States, Mexico and Canada this summer compared to previous tournaments.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 28 May 2026
Both teams won their respective regular-season conference titles, followed by their conference tournaments.
—Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
Despite the medical setbacks, Williams pushed forward competing in a number of tournaments.
—Robyn Merrett, InStyle, 28 May 2026
The 24-year-old was on an incredible 30-match winning streak – having won three clay court Masters tournaments in a row in Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome – and, with no Carlos Alcaraz in action, another grand slam victory seemed like a formality.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Some tournaments have already announced their 2027 dates, including the CJ Cup, which will be April 29 to May 2 in McKinney.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournaments
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Pressure is a privilege and, in our case, the players took those competitions seriously.—
Zach McMahon,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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The 23-year-old has performed when called upon in the cup competitions and was expected, before Donnarumma’s sudden arrival, to compete to be a starting Premier League goalkeeper.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The Trojans, who’ve lost four of their last five games, must beat Lamar University on Saturday to keep their season alive.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Pending the rest of the weekend’s games, Summit FC stands in eighth place in the NWSL ahead of a 35-day break.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Nobody knows how often adverse events occur, said Kristen Nixon, a Johns Hopkins University researcher who has studied posts about weight loss drugs on Reddit, a popular online forum.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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McCormick has booked several authors already for events at the bookshop, including local author Angela Cervantes, who has written three books for American Girl.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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The World Cup kicks off this week with opening matches starting on Thursday.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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After asking Siri about the World Cup in a demo, the user is able to pull down the tab to access a new text input field and more information about, in the example, World Cup matches.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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Plenty of swell will be sticking around the following weekend for school divisions competing for the National Scholastic Surfing Association national championships from Friday to Saturday at Salt Creek.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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Zverev’s Win Coming into the tournament, Zverev had reached 16 major quarterfinals, 10 major semifinals and three major finals with no championships—always shut out by the likes of Djokovic, Alcaraz and Sinner on the biggest stages.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
7 June 2026
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While much of the attention heading into Tuesday’s election has focused on the Los Angeles mayoral race, voters will also decide several lower-profile but influential city contests that could decide how City Hall handles legal matters, financial oversight and public spending.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Three of seven Board of Education seats are on the ballot Tuesday in comparatively low-spending contests with incumbents as overwhelming favorites.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Other footage showed a high school campus roof which had collapsed while pupils lined up outside the school’s sports field in Davao Del Sur.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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In the end, McGinniss’s new team breaks his heart, as all your rooting interests in sports eventually will.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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In addition to men’s, women’s and senior amateur tourneys, check into the Frost Off event at Kennedy, the Elk Scat Scramble at Evergreen and the Master’s Scramble at Willis Case.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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But after entering the 2021 and 2022 play-in tourneys as the East’s 10th-place team, Charlotte was eliminated in the first game of both play-ins.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Tournaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournaments. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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