preseason

noun

pre·sea·son ˌprē-ˈsē-zᵊn

ˈprē-ˌsē-zᵊn

plural preseasons

: a period of time immediately preceding a season

tourists who visit during the preseason

especially : a training period preceding a sport's regular season in which teams compete in unofficial games

The preseason starts in two weeks.

performed well in (the) preseason

Quarterback John Friesz was lost for the year in the preseason to knee surgery. —

Paul Zimmerman

Dennis Rodman's mysterious boycott finally ended on Monday when he arrived for practice for the first time since the start of preseason. —

Jack McCallum

preseason adjective

preseason football

preseason training

the preseason opener/finale

preseason rankings/polls

the preseason favorite

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The Sun Devils, picked to finish dead last in the Big 12 in preseason polling, got the big day started with a statement win and claimed their first conference crown since 2007, when ASU was in the Pac-10 Conference. —

Kevin Dotson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024 Honorable mentions: Stephon Castle (my preseason pick), Zaccharie Risacher, Jaylen Wells, Yves Missi 6th Man: Payton Pritchard, Celtics Two years ago, Pritchard wanted out of Boston. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024 This is only his second game back since suffering a hamstring strain in the Oct. 18 preseason finale. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024 He was waived by the Cowboys toward the tail end of preseason, and picked up by the Titans a day after. —

Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for preseason