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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
The 2025 Esports World Cup, held in July and August, is the pinnacle of gamer culture, a six-week celebration and competition featuring $70 million worth of prizes for tournaments in more than 20 video games.
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Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Disc golf’s popularity has grown so fast that there are now dozens of top-tier professional tournaments each year.
—Nate Heinold, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
While rival JioStar has rights to the Indian Premiere League and some major tournaments, last year Sony snagged a cricket rights broadcast deal stretching eight years with the Asian Cricket Council.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
His schedule for the rest of the year includes the Ryder Cup and four other DP World Tour tournaments, including this weekends' at Wentworth Club, as well as the Australian Open.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The top 32 at Grand Slam events and most ATP 1000 tournaments are decided by the rankings, while at smaller tournaments, seedings decide the top 16 or top eight.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Fishing is such serious sport here that one of the biggest tournaments in the country, the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, attracts anglers from all over the world every June.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s even an outdoor beach volleyball court, with regular tournaments.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Along with this change, the runaway use of transfer portals, major conference consolidation and realignment, and changes in national tournaments will likely continue.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Disc golf’s popularity has grown so fast that there are now dozens of top-tier professional tournaments each year.
—Nate Heinold, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
While rival JioStar has rights to the Indian Premiere League and some major tournaments, last year Sony snagged a cricket rights broadcast deal stretching eight years with the Asian Cricket Council.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
His schedule for the rest of the year includes the Ryder Cup and four other DP World Tour tournaments, including this weekends' at Wentworth Club, as well as the Australian Open.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The top 32 at Grand Slam events and most ATP 1000 tournaments are decided by the rankings, while at smaller tournaments, seedings decide the top 16 or top eight.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Fishing is such serious sport here that one of the biggest tournaments in the country, the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, attracts anglers from all over the world every June.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s even an outdoor beach volleyball court, with regular tournaments.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Along with this change, the runaway use of transfer portals, major conference consolidation and realignment, and changes in national tournaments will likely continue.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournaments
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At launch, the feature will be available exclusively for UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League competitions on the web across desktops.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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After it was completed in 2011, the London Aquatics Centre went on to serve as one of the main venues for swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming during the 2012 competitions.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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Petry spent the last two seasons back in Michigan with the Detroit Red Wings, but injuries limited him to 44 games in the 2024-25 season.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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With 15 games remaining, Smith may not have enough time to rehab the injury and return for the end of the regular season.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Usher, Meagan Good, and Jay-Z joined events that blended music, style, and philanthropy, reminding us just how many lanes the culture continues to dominate.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Movies are still big events, still consumed in long sittings, still treated as cultural monuments.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Prior to that win, however, the team faced a challenging run that included three losses in five matches.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In his leisure time, Atharva loves learning about digital marketing and watching soccer matches.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Pittsburgh Pirates’ right fielder was poetry on the diamond, a five-tool player who helped his team to two World Series championships but amazingly was a bit underrated at the time.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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There is nothing for Fraser-Pryce to prove at these championships.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Each club is scheduled to play two games per week under the new format, which is expected to eliminate back-to-back contests.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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For all you macabre-loving weirdos, HorrorHound Weekend is a great opportunity to meet other fans and industry professionals, participate in costume contests, get an autograph from a celebrity slasher and more.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The new sports-centric smart glasses have up to nine hours of battery life, can capture 3K video and contain speakers that are louder than their predecessors.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Growing up in a family of five kids in a suburb of Philadelphia, one of her high school jobs was working at wealth management company Merrill Lynch part-time in addition to working in a pharmacy, playing sports, and completing her schoolwork.—
Jack McCullough,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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