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 Facts and figures Izzo has led the team to 28 straight NCAA tournaments, the longest streak by a coach in college basketball history. — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Over the last several years, Osaka’s used her on-court style to reflect her personality, working in tandem with designers like Kevin Germanier, Who Decides War and Robert Wun for the grand slam tournaments during the 2026 season. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Over time, the company has aggregated a combination of destinations, tournaments, leagues and camps, illustrating how physical facilities can anchor a broader participation business rather than function simply as real-estate assets. — Chris Russo, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Five tournaments remain for players to finish in the top 100 and keep full status for 2027. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 That will play a role in how much media companies are willing to spend on both tournaments, but Gai doesn't expect the time zone challenges to play too much of a role in the bidding. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Bluhawk broke ground in late 2022 and features AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk, which hosts a variety of youth sports leagues and tournaments. — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 In 2026, programs have the option to use shot clocks during varsity showcases and invitational tournaments in all conferences, if coaches agree on its usage. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026 Families spend thousands on travel teams, private lessons and tournaments. — Jonathan Alpert Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournaments
  1. competitions
  2. games
  3. events
  4. matches
  5. championships
  6. contests
  7. sports
  8. tourneys
Noun
  • Victory extended Villa’s outstanding recent run to six wins from seven games in all competitions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Factor in other domestic competitions, and Belenenses has seven trophies in total, which is tied for the fifth-most in the nation.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of competitions
Noun
  • The decision to suspend the football program eliminated last week’s set of games and another this week.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • However, Witt still posted an All-Star season despite missing 19 games with back tightness and a right knee sprain.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of games
Noun
  • Rob Sand, the nominee for governor, was holding several events across the state.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Trump canceled his plans to attend campaign events in person earlier in the week but later reversed course, opting to continue his nationwide campaign for Republicans.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of events
Noun
  • That money was brought in largely by the 680,000 visitors that parachuted into KC for the four international teams that held base camps here, and of course the six matches at Arrowhead Stadium.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • But World Cup momentum drove results across linear TV and streamer ViX in Mexico, where TelevisaUnivision had rights to the matches.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of matches
Noun
  • World Athletics said the 2023 championships in Budapest generated $400 million when its overall impact was taken into account, which Kenya would hope to match.
    — Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Ours is an organic, extensive grass enterprise, usually complicated by running the horse-trial championships in early August.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of championships
Noun
  • Iowa, which voted three times for Trump in presidential years, has competitive contests for governor, Senate and in three of its four House districts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Every team’s games will stream locally, with many franchises also airing contests on freely available over-the-air broadcast stations.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of contests
Noun
  • Flores was a football player with Steinbeck Tigers Youth Football & Cheer, according to a fundraiser set up by the youth sports group to help his family cover funeral, memorial and other expenses.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The firehose of the same few examples in high school and college sports being blasted ad nauseam is not evidence of anything but the power of fear and ignorance of biology.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 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 4 Nov. 2026.

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