plural tourneys
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Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The French earned silver in the men’s basketball tourney after dropping the gold-medal game to the U.S.
Yabusele was drafted 16th overall in the 2016 draft and played for the Celtics from 2017-19.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
There were 40 teams in this year’s boys tourney.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2021
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Noun
However, her unbeaten ended in the finals of the 2022 PFL lightweight tourney when Pacheco scored a unanimous decision win over Harrison.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The French earned silver in the men’s basketball tourney after dropping the gold-medal game to the U.S.
Yabusele was drafted 16th overall in the 2016 draft and played for the Celtics from 2017-19.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Verb
The 2022-23 Big Ten regular season and tourney champs meet Saturday when No. 14 Indiana visits Iowa City.
—Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
There were 40 teams in this year’s boys tourney.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2021
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tourney. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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