plural sooners
1
: a person settling on land in the early West before its official opening to settlement in order to gain the prior claim allowed by law to the first settler after official opening
2
Sooner plural Sooners
: a native or resident of Oklahoma
—used as a nickname
sooner
2 of 2comparative of soon
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The Sooners are the nation’s fastest team, averaging 81 possessions per game.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
For the Sooners, a second-place seeding is uncharted territory.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The Huskies have struggled against dominant guards this seasons and the Sooners have just that in freshman star Jeremiah Fears (17.0 points, 4.1 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game).
—Vaughn Dalzell, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Beers leads the Sooners in scoring (17.5) and rebounding (9.3).
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The Sooners are the nation’s fastest team, averaging 81 possessions per game.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
For the Sooners, a second-place seeding is uncharted territory.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The Huskies have struggled against dominant guards this seasons and the Sooners have just that in freshman star Jeremiah Fears (17.0 points, 4.1 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game).
—Vaughn Dalzell, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Sooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sooner. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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