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Recent Examples of tourney Here are some of the movers and shakers who are expected to participate in the third-year tourney: Carli Lloyd. Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 Instead, the Gators allowed 22 runs to ECU (35-26) during a pair of lopsided losses and exited the NCAA tourney without getting to the Super Regional for the third time since 2021. Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025 The whole squad has put up an impressive 18 scores in four tourney matches, though competition now stiffens for single elimination. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Large Private School state rankings, was making its third overall TAPPS state tourney appearance, having won its lone title in 2008. Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tourney
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Noun
  • The experience allows guests to partake in their own personal tournament and enjoy the beautiful London weather.
    Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • He was put on a two-year probation by the Grand Slam Board in 2017 after insulting a female chair umpire at the U.S. Open and getting kicked out of that tournament.
    Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The Red Sox put the game out of reach in the bottom of the eighth on solo homers by Ceddanne Rafaela and Romy Gonzalez.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
  • The Padres began spring training believing Darvish would join Michael King and Dylan Cease atop a rotation that could help win plentiful games in the regular season and successfully navigate postseason series.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The event will begin the evening of Sept. 8 with an industry dinner and cocktail.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
  • The first of these alerts went out shortly after 1 a.m., and local officials began posting about the event on Facebook at around 5 a.m.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Their manager, Sarina Wiegman, has an extraordinary record in this competition, having won it with both the Netherlands and England.
    Darren Richman, New York Times, 5 July 2025
  • In Squid Game, Lee portrays Gyeong-seok (Player 246), a devoted father who joins the brutal competition to protect his family at all costs.
    EW.com, EW.com, 4 July 2025

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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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