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
The Jayhawks season thus far includes winning the Big 12 regular-season and postseason tourney title to go with the regional crown.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Morocco won’t surprise anyone this time around as it is ranked eighth in the world coming into the tourney.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
Last week, the USTA announced that its 67 men’s and women’s hard-court tourneys on the USTA Pro Circuit will feature ELC for the first time using PlayReplay.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 May 2026
That’s exactly what happened the past two times the Hornets made the play-in tourney, in 2021 and 2022 (both of those games were on the road).
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Morocco won’t surprise anyone this time around as it is ranked eighth in the world coming into the tourney.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026
Last week, the USTA announced that its 67 men’s and women’s hard-court tourneys on the USTA Pro Circuit will feature ELC for the first time using PlayReplay.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 May 2026
That’s exactly what happened the past two times the Hornets made the play-in tourney, in 2021 and 2022 (both of those games were on the road).
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourney
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Trysta Krick and Jay Croucher discuss the World Cup odds for best player of the tournament, and Croucher shares his reasoning behind liking France's Kylian Mbappé (+900) best for the award.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Students at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill designed and 3D-printed a new version of the vuvuzela, the loud plastic horn that became infamous during past international soccer tournaments.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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From junior games on pitches every weekend, to crowds piling into pubs to watch England play the World Cup, football, as it is called outside of the United States, is deeply ingrained in the British national psyche.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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During his contract year with the Braves in 2022, Swanson appeared in all 162 games and made 161 starts at shortstop, logging 1,433 innings at a premium defensive position while also producing 25 home runs and 96 RBIs.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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Trump has attended numerous sporting events since beginning his second term, including the Super Bowl in New Orleans two seasons ago, the Daytona 500 and the Ryder Cup.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Although the structure itself has been replaced, the site has been home to community gatherings, events, concerts and celebrations for the past 130 years.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Reality competition slipped to 45 from 50; unstructured reality rose to 38 from 36.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The 2026 men’s World Cup group stage consists of 12 groups of four competing in round-robin competition, an increase of 16 teams from the last men’s World Cup.—
Boston Herald,
Boston Herald,
12 June 2026
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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