Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Noun
UConn in rolling to six straight tourney wins beat San Diego State by 17 points in the finals after downing Miami by 13 in the Final Four semis.—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024 The incident did not become publicized until after Utah lost to Gonzaga University in the tourney in Spokane the following Monday.—Alexandra Duggan, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for tourney
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French torneier, to twist, whirl around, fight, tourney, from tur, tourn turning, circuit
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