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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
Bolt later acknowledged that his outbursts were often just showmanship and a distraction from his focus on tournaments.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
There is a slight irony in the fact that at a time when football was becoming concerned at the dominance of systems over the star power of individuals, this was actually the period in World Cup history where three straight tournaments were overwhelmingly dominated by one man.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Both Mariana and Penélope frequently support the MLB player at his games, press trips and international tournaments.
—Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Hunt was a pro tennis pioneer, as well, and the source of that film is a trove of some 600 videotapes of tournaments around the world that reside on shelves inside SubTropolis.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Further crowding the schedule is the emergence of numerous high-profile exhibition tournaments throughout the year.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The Simmons Bank Championship — second of three tournaments in the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs — debuted in 2024 after previously being played as the TimberTech Championship in Florida.
—Robert Yates, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
In warm weather that means competitive golf tournaments, friendly tennis clinics, outdoor summer concerts, and a calendar full of signature community events.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
There is a slight irony in the fact that at a time when football was becoming concerned at the dominance of systems over the star power of individuals, this was actually the period in World Cup history where three straight tournaments were overwhelmingly dominated by one man.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Both Mariana and Penélope frequently support the MLB player at his games, press trips and international tournaments.
—Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Hunt was a pro tennis pioneer, as well, and the source of that film is a trove of some 600 videotapes of tournaments around the world that reside on shelves inside SubTropolis.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Further crowding the schedule is the emergence of numerous high-profile exhibition tournaments throughout the year.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The Simmons Bank Championship — second of three tournaments in the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs — debuted in 2024 after previously being played as the TimberTech Championship in Florida.
—Robert Yates, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
In warm weather that means competitive golf tournaments, friendly tennis clinics, outdoor summer concerts, and a calendar full of signature community events.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournaments
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His current tally of three goals in all competitions (one of which was a penalty at Burnley) is his lowest return at this stage of a season.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Shelton appeared in a total of 191 matches in two stints with Sporting KC across all competitions.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Like his brother, Brandon attends a lot of Freddie’s games with his mom and siblings and even made a red carpet appearance at the 2024 All-Star Red Carpet Show.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Yamamoto is also the first pitcher since Curt Schilling to throw consecutive complete games in a postseason.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Hamdi spoke at a gala for the Council on American Islamic Relations in Sacramento, California, on Saturday and was scheduled to speak on Sunday at one of the group’s events in Florida, the organization said in a statement.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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That simple, unassuming invitation was the first in a chain of events that led to the killing of 23-year-old Guillermo Kelly-Torres at a home on the 9200 block of E Street in Oakland, according to witness testimony.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Ellison family bought Paramount from its previous controlling shareholders, the Redstones, in August and more cost cutting has been anticipated, even as new management has spent millions to acquire rights to show UFC matches as well as the digital opinion site The Free Press.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Ponies have 14 shutouts, allowing just eight goals in 20 matches.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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Conversely, the Jays paid Guerrero $325 million of his contract up front in a signing bonus, according to figures provided by Spotrac, to try and win their first World Series since back-to-back championships in 1992-93.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The 31-year-old is a three-time Chicago Marathon winner and has a world championships gold medal over the distance from 2019.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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United dominated initial contests after Brighton’s promotion in 2017, but the tide has turned in recent years.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Highlights include surf and skate contests, live music and a Kona Big Wave Beer Garden.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Transgender children in public schools Before the Jones text messaging scandal spread, Earle-Sears had repeatedly attacked Spanberger over her stance on whether transgender girls should be allowed to use girls’ bathrooms and participate in girls’ sports.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Oct. 2025
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According to Sparks, Mandel is secretly an avid gamer and was interested in talking about the Global Gaming League — T-Pain, Ne-Yo, Sparks’ and Jeff Hoffmann’s new e-sports community.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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Moments like that have been happening in easy to access tourneys across Massachusetts for that many years.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tournaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournaments. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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