postseason
noun
post·sea·son
ˈpōs(t)-ˌsē-zᵊn 
plural postseasons
US, sports
: a period of time immediately after the regular season when teams play against each other in a series of games to determine a champion
NFL fans have been complaining that the 2016 postseason is the worst in history.—
Michael Salfino
Michael SalfinoThe teams will face each other in the postseason.
—often used before another nouna postseason game/victory
their postseason record
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Verse, the only Ram selected to the Pro Bowl Games, is expected to be among the postseason award finalists in New Orleans during Super Bowl week.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
If Cooper had a meaningful chance to right his Michigan wrongs in a postseason tournament?
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Kelce proved to have plenty left in the tank last postseason — with at least 71 receiving yards in all four playoff games, including 93 on nine receptions in the Super Bowl — leading many to believe his reduced regular-season production was a matter of self-preservation.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
His involvement in the cheating scandal that helped knock the Yankees out of the postseason may make his addition controversial.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
If Cooper had a meaningful chance to right his Michigan wrongs in a postseason tournament?
—Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Kelce proved to have plenty left in the tank last postseason — with at least 71 receiving yards in all four playoff games, including 93 on nine receptions in the Super Bowl — leading many to believe his reduced regular-season production was a matter of self-preservation.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
His involvement in the cheating scandal that helped knock the Yankees out of the postseason may make his addition controversial.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Postseason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postseason. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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