tourneys

noun

plural of tourney
as in tournaments
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 tourneys Check the calendar for events like euchre and bingo tourneys, and scheduled food truck lineups. — Midwest Living, 1 July 2026 In addition to men’s, women’s and senior amateur tourneys, check into the Frost Off event at Kennedy, the Elk Scat Scramble at Evergreen and the Master’s Scramble at Willis Case. — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 14 May 2026 But after entering the 2021 and 2022 play-in tourneys as the East’s 10th-place team, Charlotte was eliminated in the first game of both play-ins. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 They were eliminated from the SEC tournament Tuesday afternoon before some of us even recognized that the conference tourneys had begun, losing to Ole Miss, which was a 4-14 team during the regular season. — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026 Quinnipiac was the last to win three straight conference tourneys (2017-19). — ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026 Conference tourneys are just underway across both men’s and women’s hoops. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 In boys tourneys, Hagerty continued its winning ways as the champ in the 40th Annual Flagler Rotary Tournament. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026 Werth tried the post-career life of leisure, signing up for pro-am golf tourneys. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourneys
  1. tournaments
  2. games
  3. events
  4. competitions
Noun
  • There is more talent relative to global opposition in the American squad than in most previous tournaments, particularly in terms of depth.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Antongirolami also trained with Sporting KC’s first team during the 2026 preseason and has competed in two Generation adidas Cup tournaments with the SKC Academy, including as a U-16s captain at the prestigious youth event this year.
    — PJ Green July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of tournaments
Noun
  • Miles became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists — doing it in 22 games.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Given that the Danes and Austria went all the way to penalties in the first of them, before the Dutch beat England in 90 minutes, there was only a two-hour difference between when the games ended.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of games
Noun
  • The House of the Dragon Scorecard is an accounting of the events of this week’s episode, in which points are awarded to characters on a scale of 0 to 10.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • From royal events to sporting matches to gliding down ski slopes as kids on vacation, rarely did the public see one without the other.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of events
Noun
  • Corona Centennial, which doesn’t usually perform well in passing competitions (the Huskies like to let their running game set up the pass), started the morning 4-0 and didn’t lose until its final game.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • For many teams, however, time was limited by players arriving late from club competitions, creating a delicate balance between adapting sufficiently while still reaching the tournament physically and mentally fresh.
    — Alan McCall, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of competitions

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“Tourneys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourneys. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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