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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The Jayhawks won the Big 12 tourney and dropped a Sweet 16 game to Michigan.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Coming off consecutive 30-point games, the tourney’s Most Outstanding Player finished with a tournament-low 11 points but had 7 assists and just 3 turnovers after two early ones.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
With Saturday’s thorough demolition of George Mason, Coach Brooke Wyckoff earned her first NCAA tourney win.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
That squad, which also started Tarik Black 15 games, went 1-1 in the Big 12 tourney then lost in the second round of the NCAAs to Stanford.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Coming off consecutive 30-point games, the tourney’s Most Outstanding Player finished with a tournament-low 11 points but had 7 assists and just 3 turnovers after two early ones.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
With Saturday’s thorough demolition of George Mason, Coach Brooke Wyckoff earned her first NCAA tourney win.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
That squad, which also started Tarik Black 15 games, went 1-1 in the Big 12 tourney then lost in the second round of the NCAAs to Stanford.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourney
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Their season ended with a 120-106 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Thomas, 31, spoke with CBS after winning the tournament in South Carolina, where he was joined by his wife Jillian Wisniewski and their daughter Molly Grace, who was born in November 2024.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Heat came up short in the first two games of the first-round Eastern Conference series.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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During his five years at TCU, Williams played in 52 games, caught 137 passes for 1,655 yards (12.1) and had 14 touchdowns.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the wake of the devastating events of last Sunday's episode of The Last of Us, this week's installment marked a new chapter for Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and the rest of the survivors of the infected horde's attack on Jackson.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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For traders focused on events, comprehending Snap’s historical stock behavior following earnings can provide valuable insights.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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This year, there's little other competition for NFL-ready quarterbacks.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
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Most importantly, this competition is not ideological.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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