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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
Every year, millions of Americans fill out March Madness brackets for the annual men's and women's college basketball tournaments, hoping to fulfill their unrealized dreams of selecting a perfect bracket.
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ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Since then, Woods has played in 11 tournaments the last five seasons, finishing only four of those tournaments.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
The Huskies are looking to advance to their 18th Elite Eight in the last 19 tournaments, and the odds are heavily in their favor.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
He and Mason envision using the app in conjunction with a sports property, like organizing nationwide college tournaments for World Pong without the cost of dispatching operators to each location.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The only perfect bracket left after the opening weekend of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments — from more than 40 million entries across all the major contests — was produced not by some college basketball expert or betting guru but an eighth grader from suburban Pittsburgh.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
How to watch for free CBS Sports and Turner Sports show all tournaments across TBS, CBS, TNT, truTV, and their digital platforms, including March Madness Live.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Walk-up registration is available for most tournaments, but not the pro events.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
These Indiana restaurants have freebies, special menus and discounts during the tournaments.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Since then, Woods has played in 11 tournaments the last five seasons, finishing only four of those tournaments.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
The Huskies are looking to advance to their 18th Elite Eight in the last 19 tournaments, and the odds are heavily in their favor.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
He and Mason envision using the app in conjunction with a sports property, like organizing nationwide college tournaments for World Pong without the cost of dispatching operators to each location.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The only perfect bracket left after the opening weekend of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments — from more than 40 million entries across all the major contests — was produced not by some college basketball expert or betting guru but an eighth grader from suburban Pittsburgh.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
How to watch for free CBS Sports and Turner Sports show all tournaments across TBS, CBS, TNT, truTV, and their digital platforms, including March Madness Live.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Walk-up registration is available for most tournaments, but not the pro events.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026
These Indiana restaurants have freebies, special menus and discounts during the tournaments.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournaments
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The two competitions rolled out over three days in Sin City, with the International Pizza Challenge centered on culinary skills while the World Pizza Games offered a chance for slice slingers to show off their acrobatic skills and dexterity.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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All competitions were won by city employee teams.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Originally a deadline was set for when spring training games started, but enough progress and momentum had been made that discussions continued.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Inter Miami is urging (and incentivizing) fans to take public transportation to the games.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Tune Into the Rhythm of Filipino Festivals After a nearly three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, festivals across the Philippines are once again taking the stage, filling up the events calendar with vivacious celebrations of local culture and tradition.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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March's meteor madness March had several notable fireball events.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Residents and visitors are urged to properly dispose of cigarette butts, matches, and any other flammable items in appropriate containers.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2026
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The winners of those two matches will meet on Tuesday, March 31 of the following week to contest one final match to decide who goes to the World Cup.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
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UConn is the only school to win both men’s and women’s championships in the same year, achieving this in 2004 and ’14, and have now sent both schools to the Final Four, college basketball’s biggest marquee, for the sixth time.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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In three seasons with the Red Storm, the 73-year-old Pitino has led a remarkable resurgence for the New York City program, coaching the Johnnies to consecutive Big East regular-season and tournament championships.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Across those six contests, Byfield has compiled five goals, nine points and +5 rating.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Sunday’s game at Toronto is the first of three contests in four nights for Orlando.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Thunder bench outscored the Knicks’ second unit, 25-13, and Miles McBride, in his first game back from a sports hernia surgery that sidelined him 28 games, suffered an injury and grabbed at his stomach before leaving the floor and going to the locker room in pain.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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They were eliminated from the SEC tournament Tuesday afternoon before some of us even recognized that the conference tourneys had begun, losing to Ole Miss, which was a 4-14 team during the regular season.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Quinnipiac was the last to win three straight conference tourneys (2017-19).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tournaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournaments. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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