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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The Steelers, who enter Week 10 at 6-2 and in first place in the AFC North, are loading up ahead of Tuesday's deadline to aid a postseason run.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Ohtani pretty much dominated the Mets singlehandedly in the NLCS, but was otherwise pretty quiet this postseason.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Seattle Sounders are headed to the semifinals in the MLS playoffs after defeating the Houston Dynamo in their first postseason series on Sunday.
—Axios Seattle, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
But in the postseason, the 30-year-old played a key role in the Dodgers’ run to a World Series, posting scoreless starts in the NL Championship Series and World Series before closing out Game 5 on one day’s rest.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Ohtani pretty much dominated the Mets singlehandedly in the NLCS, but was otherwise pretty quiet this postseason.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Seattle Sounders are headed to the semifinals in the MLS playoffs after defeating the Houston Dynamo in their first postseason series on Sunday.
—Axios Seattle, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
But in the postseason, the 30-year-old played a key role in the Dodgers’ run to a World Series, posting scoreless starts in the NL Championship Series and World Series before closing out Game 5 on one day’s rest.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Postseason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postseason. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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