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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Recent Examples of tourney
Michigan and Louisville are also candidates to go from last place to the tourney.
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Cj Moore, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Each of the two men’s tourneys operated under a one-year contract.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
This year, Cleveland hosts the first and second rounds of the men's tourney.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
The Jayhawks won 108-76 in a second-round tourney game on March 22, 2003 in Oklahoma City.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Cj Moore, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Each of the two men’s tourneys operated under a one-year contract.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
This year, Cleveland hosts the first and second rounds of the men's tourney.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
The Jayhawks won 108-76 in a second-round tourney game on March 22, 2003 in Oklahoma City.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourney
Noun
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On Saturday, Florida Panthers representatives for each country came up big in their final game before the two-week break that coincides with the tournament.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Among the changes are an in-season tournament, a path to the asphalt for accomplished drivers outside the Cup Series and a trip south of the border.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
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The character was a blank slate in previous games, so this is a welcome addition.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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Rodgers ended up playing all 17 games, and Taylor only played in two games, in which the Jets lost by multiple scores against the 49ers and Bills. Taylor, 35, could be a solid option as the Jets bridge quarterback.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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It's expected to include sketches and musical performances and will be a three-hour live event, double the amount of time of a normal SNL show.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sherman and Yang will be on hand this weekend when SNL celebrates its 50th anniversary on Sunday (Feb. 16) during a three-hour live retrospective event, SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which will air on NBC at 8 p.m. ET and stream on Peacock.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
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The following month, Payne flew to Manchester, England, and served as a guest judge on the Netflix reality-TV music competition Building the Band.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trade wasn't really about cutthroat price competition.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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