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
After Tuesday’s morning skate, the Bruins’ captain, who’ll be be wearing Canada’s maple leaf again for the upcoming Four Nations tourney, delivered some unvarnished truths about the stark differences between international competition and All-Star games.
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
What's next: The Bulls have two games remaining in the tourney's group play stage and one more at home.
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
With the inaugural event proving the concept, four sport-specific tourneys are now on deck, with The Pro FTB teeing off at PGA Frisco, outside of Dallas, from March 21-23.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Michigan and Louisville are also candidates to go from last place to the tourney.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
What's next: The Bulls have two games remaining in the tourney's group play stage and one more at home.
—Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
With the inaugural event proving the concept, four sport-specific tourneys are now on deck, with The Pro FTB teeing off at PGA Frisco, outside of Dallas, from March 21-23.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Michigan and Louisville are also candidates to go from last place to the tourney.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourney
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That fact raised the stakes for the 4 Nations tournament, which the NHL created as a replacement this season for the more traditional All-Star Game.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Earlier in the tournament, fans in Montreal booed the U.S. national anthem before Team USA's first game against Finland.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Forward/center Dwight Powell and Caleb Martin were out for their most recent game, a blowout loss on Sunday at Golden State.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
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The fun, family-friendly restaurant features games, firepits, contests, live music, and theatrical shows, and its menu has all kinds of classics.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Commission’s recent Enforcement Advisory to the radio industry as a whole stated that manipulating airplay based on artist participation in station events without proper disclosure violates federal laws.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Now, the hunt is on for more answers The scientists reported that major glaciation events took place at least twice between 720 million and 635 million years ago.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Tune in on Sunday to see which team will get the victory in this 2025 ICC Champions Trophy competition.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Sunday’s performance will kick off with Anthony, and will be followed by a set from Venezuelan comedian George Harris, the song competition, and Bacilos as the grand finale.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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