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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
Basketball, softball and volleyball players are accustomed to pool play and double-elimination tournaments with multiple games in a day.
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
With 80-120 active members and monthly tournaments drawing up to 80 players, the club thrives on human interaction.
—Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Alcaraz and Djokovic's next tournaments are the Italian Open and the French Open.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
However, within just a few years the FLW and Bassmaster professional tours fully banned the use of the A-rig in tournaments, claiming an unfair advantage and various issues with state regulations.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
The $200 million in state funds would include $75 million for the first phase of improvements at the adjoining Roy Wilkins Auditorium, which hosts mid-sized musical acts, the Minnesota Roller Derby, state high school sports tournaments, dance competitions and high school graduations.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
The county has swept the singles and doubles titles at Ojai for four consecutive tournaments.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
The Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are held at the arena.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The Waxahachie festival features full-contact jousting tournaments, a mermaid lagoon, rides, games and entertainment on 20 stages.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
With 80-120 active members and monthly tournaments drawing up to 80 players, the club thrives on human interaction.
—Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
Alcaraz and Djokovic's next tournaments are the Italian Open and the French Open.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
However, within just a few years the FLW and Bassmaster professional tours fully banned the use of the A-rig in tournaments, claiming an unfair advantage and various issues with state regulations.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
The $200 million in state funds would include $75 million for the first phase of improvements at the adjoining Roy Wilkins Auditorium, which hosts mid-sized musical acts, the Minnesota Roller Derby, state high school sports tournaments, dance competitions and high school graduations.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
The county has swept the singles and doubles titles at Ojai for four consecutive tournaments.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
The Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are held at the arena.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The Waxahachie festival features full-contact jousting tournaments, a mermaid lagoon, rides, games and entertainment on 20 stages.
—Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournaments
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The show features 12,000-pound trucks pulling off incredible moves, including balancing on two wheels and flying in head-to-head competitions.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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From new restaurant openings and beloved bakeries finding permanent homes to chef competitions and reader polls, here’s everything that happened in Charlotte food this week on CharlotteFive.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2026
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Franz Wagner, who missed 48 games this year with that mystifying ankle injury, finally started looking like his old self with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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This interactive balance board connects to a free app where your body becomes the controller, using movement to play engaging games.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The hospitality union represents roughly 2,000 workers at the arena, potentially disrupting one of the biggest sporting events in the world.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Season 3 transports us five years after the events of the second season, to a new stage in our protagonists’ lives.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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For every snapshot of Americans at leisure — riding snowmobiles, hanging in barbershops, attending local football matches — there are multiple scenes of conflict and ire, sometimes in unexpected formations.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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Lacrosse Loyola’s lacrosse team took a trip to the University of Notre Dame to play several matches.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Coming up next in the track and field season are league championships followed by CIF Southern Section competition.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Then, Boston would need to overcome reigning champion OKC, Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs or whoever else emerges from the West to claim the unlikeliest of championships.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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While the Colorado Avalanche was finishing off a record-breaking regular season Thursday night with a 2-0 victory against the Seattle Kraken at Ball Arena, the Anaheim Ducks and Edmonton Oilers both won their final contests as well.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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Byfield has four goals and five points in his past three games and has scored in six consecutive road contests.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Soon after, his daughter left for IMG, where 150 alumni have been drafted into professional sports leagues over the past decade.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 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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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
Cite this Entry
“Tournaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournaments. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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