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
Netflix’s pickup of the two Women’s World Cup tourneys for U.S. members is its latest push into live sports.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The host site is fabulous and the tourney draws from the large player base in Southern California.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Horizon and Oak Ridge won games at the Bishop Moore girls basketball tourney, while Boone won at the New Smyrna Beach boys hoops event.
—Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
However, her unbeaten ended in the finals of the 2022 PFL lightweight tourney when Pacheco scored a unanimous decision win over Harrison.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
The host site is fabulous and the tourney draws from the large player base in Southern California.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Horizon and Oak Ridge won games at the Bishop Moore girls basketball tourney, while Boone won at the New Smyrna Beach boys hoops event.
—Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
However, her unbeaten ended in the finals of the 2022 PFL lightweight tourney when Pacheco scored a unanimous decision win over Harrison.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourney
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And festivals—not to mention tennis tournaments—require food.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tennis Australia first experimented with this on one court during last year’s tournament, hoping to attract gamers and a younger audience to the sport.Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Tuesday, January 7 episode of Wheel was a special one as current host Ryan Seacrest paused the game portion of the show to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the various folks who work on the program.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Since returning from Paris with three gold medals, Thomas has taken in fashion shows and basketball games, done some modeling, and presented the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award last year.Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Raymond James Stadium — home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers — can hold about 65,000 for most events, and capacity can be increased a bit if necessary.Tim Reynolds, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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The funeral, part of a week of events mourning the ex-president ahead of his burial in tiny Plains, Georgia, was packed with pageantry, intrigue, pomp and ceremony, in notable juxtaposition with Carter’s homespun life.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Making better use of A.I., Mr. Burns said, is crucial to the U.S. competition with China.Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Howe’s men will share the club record of nine consecutive victories across all competitions with Kevin Keegan’s vintage (May to September 1994) and Rafa Benitez’s Championship-winning side (September to November 2016).Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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