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 The departure symbolizes opportunity, even more so now that the women’s and men’s tournaments are sold separately. — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026 European leaders have even floated a boycott of FIFA events, while execs behind closed doors are plotting rival tournaments that could leave Infantino on the outside looking in before the next election cycle. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Other holdings include minority stakes in Wrexham FC, the Welsh football club owned by actors Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds, as well as investments in the Madrid and Miami Open tennis tournaments. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Beach Sisters follows them through tournaments, pressure, illness and sponsorship deals – an intimate portrait of sisterhood, ambition and elite sport. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 One of the best tournaments of the year is set for Friday and Saturday in Costa Mesa, bringing out most of the top teams in the Southern Section and City Section. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Kansas won the 2008 national championship, advanced to three NCAA Tournament Elite Eights, won or tied for the Big 12 regular-season championship four times and claimed three conference tournaments. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026 His lack of participation in tournaments following the event may have been his downfall in his attempt to make the playoffs. — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Players can sign up for lessons, free play, events and tournaments on their website. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournaments
  1. competitions
  2. games
  3. events
  4. matches
  5. championships
  6. contests
  7. sports
  8. tourneys
Noun
  • No away team had won in the previous 14 meetings between the clubs across all competitions.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Many compete in annual competitions, including the Women's Baseball World Cup, and have had stints in regional and seasonal men's leagues.
    — Jaclyn Licht, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of competitions
Noun
  • Rhyne Howard became the fastest player in WNBA history to record 100 made three-pointers in a season, doing it in just 31 games.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Their closest rival, the Philadelphia Phillies, have been hovering around 8 games behind the Braves.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of games
Noun
  • The House of the Dragon Scorecard is an accounting of the events of this week’s season-three finale, in which points are awarded to characters on a scale of 0 to 10.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Seemingly disconnected except by my mother’s witness, these two events illustrate how tragedies can galvanize change.
    — Dr. Marianne Parshley, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of events
Noun
  • Concerns about the depth of the squad continue, highlighted by consecutive friendly defeats to Leeds and Monaco after Liverpool had led 2-0 in those matches.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Norway's soccer star Erling Haaland's face has appeared on billboards, trading cards and television screens, becoming a social media phenomenon for scoring seven goals across four World Cup matches in July.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of matches
Noun
  • In Paris at the European championships, the corresponding major event across the pond, Italy’s Sara Curtis, who also trains at the University of Virginia, broke the three-year-old 50-meter backstroke mark.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The grand national championships are held yearly at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts.
    — PJ Green August 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of championships
Noun
  • Across five contests, 50 riders and 50 bulls competed to come out on top as South Florida got a dose of PBR competition.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Around her, visitors sample Korean food, browse cosmetics, test their knowledge in quizzes and take part in K-pop dance contests.
    — John Bartlett, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of contests
Noun
  • Croatian media published photos from a crowded sports hall in Omis where people crammed on beds and on the floor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Choose a cabin surrounded by woods for hiking; a cottage perched on the sea for water sports; a farmhouse near the vineyards for wine-tasting.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of sports
Noun
  • Check the calendar for events like euchre and bingo tourneys, and scheduled food truck lineups.
    — Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 1 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Definition of tourneys

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