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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Son of Prince Maekar (Sam Spruell) and nephew to Prince Baelor (Bertie Carvel), who's the Hand of the King and next in line for the Westeros throne, Aerion arrives at the Ashford tourney among the Targaryen family procession.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Hall of Famers Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady will serve as honorary coaches for the Rising Stars tourney, while former NBA guard Austin Rivers will coach the G League team in the event.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady and Austin Rivers will serve as the four honorary coaches selected for the Castrol Rising Stars mini tourney.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The episode ends with the tourney’s opening salvo.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Hall of Famers Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady will serve as honorary coaches for the Rising Stars tourney, while former NBA guard Austin Rivers will coach the G League team in the event.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady and Austin Rivers will serve as the four honorary coaches selected for the Castrol Rising Stars mini tourney.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The episode ends with the tourney’s opening salvo.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourney
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Although the College Football Playoff will remain a 12-team field in 2026, the tournament's committee has unveiled postseason dates and bowl sites for the next two seasons.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the Mission League, Sierra Canyon, Notre Dame, Crespi and Loyola earned automatic playoff berths for advancing to the league tournament semifinal.—
Tarek Fattal,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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For the next five years, only one game per season was played in London, with many owners skeptical about sacrificing revenue from home games in a market dominated by the Premier League.—
Tom Chitty,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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He has not been formally charged with cheating by World Curling, which does not use video to review game play.—
STEVE DOUGLAS,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Four years later, Bruna Moura finally made it to the start line of an event at the Olympic Games – the qualification race for the Sprint Classic.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Leaders used the event to assess both the drone’s performance and the readiness of troops assigned to fly and manage it.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Khelif has appealed the new policy that will keep the athlete out of any competitions pending the results of genetic testing.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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During the second annual competition in October, the team from La Marmotte restaurant, also located downtown, won with a concoction of Nikka Vodka, Luxardo Espresso liqueur, Irish cream, and Count Chocula and Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereals.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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