as in tournament
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Recent Examples of tourney
Dunk and Egg set out from the Ashford tourney on horseback to explore the world, now officially as hedge knight and squire.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Victories over Alabama and Mississippi State this week would earn Georgia its first winning record in the SEC since 2016 and possibly a bye in the league tourney.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The Flames are also trying to pull off back-to-back tourney triumphs.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Here's how those matchups could impact its conference tourney seed.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Victories over Alabama and Mississippi State this week would earn Georgia its first winning record in the SEC since 2016 and possibly a bye in the league tourney.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The Flames are also trying to pull off back-to-back tourney triumphs.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Here's how those matchups could impact its conference tourney seed.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourney
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But Kansas coach Brandon Schneider has indicated the team could continue playing in an alternate postseason tournament, such as the WBIT or WNIT.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Friday’s game also comes with some significant stakes for the Heat and Hornets, with both teams hoping to make the playoffs without needing to take part in the play-in tournament.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Kentucky Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Hoosier Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 2026
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The event was originally scheduled to take place on the same date, but at a location more than 8,000 miles away at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The clubs, civic organizations and community events that once brought our forefathers together are largely fading away.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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As job cuts pile up, Tinner is up against intense competition in a job market flooded with talent from the top companies in tech.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The launch comes as competition in China’s electric vehicle market intensifies, and manufacturers search for new technologies to attract buyers.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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