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
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.
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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.
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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.
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Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
Quinnipiac was the last to win three straight conference tourneys (2017-19).
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ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
Conference tourneys are just underway across both men’s and women’s hoops.
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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.
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Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
Werth tried the post-career life of leisure, signing up for pro-am golf tourneys.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
Moments like that have been happening in easy to access tourneys across Massachusetts for that many years.
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Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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.
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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.
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Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
Quinnipiac was the last to win three straight conference tourneys (2017-19).
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ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
Conference tourneys are just underway across both men’s and women’s hoops.
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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.
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Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
Werth tried the post-career life of leisure, signing up for pro-am golf tourneys.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Nov. 2025
Moments like that have been happening in easy to access tourneys across Massachusetts for that many years.
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Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourneys
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Ronaldo, 41, scored twice in the win, becoming the first player to score in six World Cup tournaments.
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No country has ever hosted a World Cup in back-to-back tournaments.
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The Cubs bats — which scored 33 runs in four games against the Mets — were quiet Friday, thanks in large part to Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski.
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Justin Shaffer, of Sacramento, brought his son, River, to watch Friday’s games.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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Tickets were still available for purchase on the X Games website as of early Friday evening, ranging from $19 single-day entry tickets to more than $400 premium tickets with access to the concerts on top of the X Games events.
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Ski and snowboard streetstyle, which have had X Games demos that have transformed into medal events, aren’t included in the league structure, but may have standalone competitions.
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So expect rainbow flags around the stadium, art competitions in the city and street parties galore.
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“Tourneys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourneys. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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