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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
Ronaldo, 41, scored twice in the win, becoming the first player to score in six World Cup tournaments.
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Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
No country has ever hosted a World Cup in back-to-back tournaments.
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Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
The pair each individually winning the singles tournaments in 2015.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
What the data shows In the first few World Cup tournaments, free countries did not perform particularly well.
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John A. Tures,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Unlike other martial arts studios, Baragua is a nonprofit, which means all instructors are volunteers and every class payment goes back into the dojo’s operations and to help students afford classes, uniforms and tournaments, Fernandez said.
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Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
That matters because international tournaments are often decided by belief as much as talent.
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Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The legend from Latrobe, Pennsylvania, won numerous major tournaments over an illustrious career that spanned several decades.
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Letters To The Editor,
Washington Post,
19 June 2026
Before 2026, all but one of its nine World Cup matches at home, spanning the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, had been played at Estadio Azteca, with five wins and three draws.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
No country has ever hosted a World Cup in back-to-back tournaments.
—
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
The pair each individually winning the singles tournaments in 2015.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
What the data shows In the first few World Cup tournaments, free countries did not perform particularly well.
—
John A. Tures,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Unlike other martial arts studios, Baragua is a nonprofit, which means all instructors are volunteers and every class payment goes back into the dojo’s operations and to help students afford classes, uniforms and tournaments, Fernandez said.
—
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
That matters because international tournaments are often decided by belief as much as talent.
—
Clemente Lisi,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The legend from Latrobe, Pennsylvania, won numerous major tournaments over an illustrious career that spanned several decades.
—
Letters To The Editor,
Washington Post,
19 June 2026
Before 2026, all but one of its nine World Cup matches at home, spanning the 1970 and 1986 tournaments, had been played at Estadio Azteca, with five wins and three draws.
—
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournaments
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Ski and snowboard streetstyle, which have had X Games demos that have transformed into medal events, aren’t included in the league structure, but may have standalone competitions.
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So expect rainbow flags around the stadium, art competitions in the city and street parties galore.
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The Cubs bats — which scored 33 runs in four games against the Mets — were quiet Friday, thanks in large part to Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski.
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Justin Shaffer, of Sacramento, brought his son, River, to watch Friday’s games.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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Tickets were still available for purchase on the X Games website as of early Friday evening, ranging from $19 single-day entry tickets to more than $400 premium tickets with access to the concerts on top of the X Games events.
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Some of those steps include starting to save as young as possible to take advantage of compound growth, maximizing 401(k) contributions to receive company matches, considering Roth accounts to save on taxes later and keeping debt to a minimum, experts said.
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After Iran played to a draw Sunday at SoFi Stadium, its second of the World Cup in as many matches, the team’s coach began his postmatch assessment by backing up six months.
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After the Shaq trade, for example, Odom went on to win NBA championships with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010, with Shaq not winning one again.
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His father is a Hall of Famer who won three championships with the Heat.
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Polls show non-MAGA Republicans willing to cross party lines for Democrats in critical contests this year, such as the Ohio Senate battle.
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Some of the 32 students will head to Boston Stadium on Friday, as Norway takes on France in one of the premier contests on the entire World Cup slate to date.
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Soccer has never been the main event on Canada’s busy sports calendar, and Les Rouges are playing in only their third World Cup this summer.
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John Locher The ceremony, held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, celebrates achievements across music, television, film and sports.
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In addition to men’s, women’s and senior amateur tourneys, check into the Frost Off event at Kennedy, the Elk Scat Scramble at Evergreen and the Master’s Scramble at Willis Case.
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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.
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“Tournaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournaments. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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