tournaments

noun

plural of tournament
as in competitions
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 Before forward-facing sonar, anglers studied past tournaments and memorized successful fishing patterns at various times of the year. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026 Unlike regular golf tournaments, the first tee is boisterous with a flag-waving crowd and music. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Beginning in 2027, de Paz wants to develop continuing storylines, tournaments and championships tied to the area. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 As a teenager Raphinha played football in the city’s várzea network (unregulated community tournaments played on clay pitches). — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026 With the great, historic venues available in the league, most of which are easy for fans to reach, the Ivy’s four-team format was one of the most exciting and enjoyable of the conference tournaments. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 Open tournaments will also be introduced for football, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, fastpitch softball, baseball and girls flag football. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2026 Two previous organizations led by Coker, Bellator and Strikeforce, held four-fighter tournaments more recently before they were sold. — Oskar Garcia, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournaments
  1. competitions
  2. games
  3. events
  4. matches
  5. championships
  6. contests
  7. sports
  8. tourneys
Noun
  • Surf competitions and other special events would require separate county permits.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In 2023, France’s highest administrative court said the country’s soccer federation could impose a ban on headscarves in competitions even though the measure can limit freedom of expression.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of competitions
Noun
  • Allen has 61 yards on 19 carries through three games after returning from a knee injury that ended his 2025 season after four games.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The other aces on both sides who have been under the glare in these types of Red Sox-Yankees games didn’t have to deal with social media, the creativity of the fans in the ballpark was rough enough.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of games
Noun
  • Quality online schools intentionally build opportunities for connection, offering clubs, collaboration, and in-person events such as field trips, regional gatherings, and graduation ceremonies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And in the 17th century, such events were explained as God’s punishment.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of events
Noun
  • More recently, over the summer, FunDimension was World Cup watch party central, hosting bashes for various matches with soccer stars including Paul Pogba in attendance.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • LinkedIn even has its own AI Hiring Assistant to help recruiters pinpoint talent matches and filter incoming applications.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of matches
Noun
  • The Huskies have won 25 Big East regular season titles and 24 Big East Tournament titles and have won both championships in each season since rejoining the league in 2020.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Dodgers’ back-to-back World Series championships each have been punctuated by the Freddie Freeman Signature Moment.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of championships
Noun
  • The Dodgers have held opponents to four or fewer runs in 108 games, going 82-26 in those contests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Since last year, including the Wild Card Round, the Packers are just 1-7 in their last eight contests.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of contests
Noun
  • In addition to their share in Walmart, the family has continued to amass their fortune through the acquisition of sports teams.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Jonathan McKinsey, a 40-year-old gaming engineer for The New York Times, was shot to death Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of a sports complex in Dublin, east of San Francisco.
    — TERRY CHEA, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of sports
Noun
  • Johannes has much more experience at major tourneys to go along with her Paris medal — three silver medals in the past three Eurobasket competitions and a Bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Check the calendar for events like euchre and bingo tourneys, and scheduled food truck lineups.
    — Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of tourneys

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“Tournaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournaments. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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