Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Noun
The first format in the world entirely dedicated to the art of sports commentary, ‘Hit the Mic’ aired from April 2024, as the UEFA European Champions League soccer tourney began its crunch matches, averaging 400,000 viewers per episode, including catchup.—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024 However, the new #1 pair has had trouble living up to their ranking, and went five straight tourneys without a win.—Todd Boss, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Verb
The 2022-23 Big Ten regular season and tourney champs meet Saturday when No. 14 Indiana visits Iowa City.—Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 There were 40 teams in this year’s boys tourney.—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2021 See all Example Sentences for tourney
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French torneier, to twist, whirl around, fight, tourney, from tur, tourn turning, circuit
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