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Recent Examples of semifinal
Last season, Berlin (8-4) defeated Rockville 33-7 in the Class M quarterfinals but lost in the semifinals to Brookfield.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2025
Haynes and Smith ended up facing off against each other in the semifinals after each of them defeated a string of biologically female opponents.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
In the women’s competition, three of the top four seeds made the semifinals.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, Zverev will play defending champion and No 1 seed Jannik Sinner in the final, after the Italian beat American 21st seed Ben Shelton in the other semifinal.
—Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2025
Haynes and Smith ended up facing off against each other in the semifinals after each of them defeated a string of biologically female opponents.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
In the women’s competition, three of the top four seeds made the semifinals.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, Zverev will play defending champion and No 1 seed Jannik Sinner in the final, after the Italian beat American 21st seed Ben Shelton in the other semifinal.
—Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semifinal
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Two days later, Quillan then scored the overtime winner in the national championship game to crown Quinnipiac NCAA champions.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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The City Section will host championship soccer games at L.A. Valley College and Pasadena City College. ...—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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There will be a round-robin first round with each team playing each other before the top two teams play a one-game final on Feb. 20 in Boston to determine the winner.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Kalinskaya represented her native country at the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup, winning the doubles rubber with her partner Anna Blinkova and thus helping Russia make it into the finals.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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Since the derby, Rashford has not been in the squad and Garnacho has only started three of United’s nine games.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Potter lost three and won just two of his eight London derbies at Chelsea, against Crystal Palace and both by a single goal.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Warner threw five touchdown passes and four future Hall of Famers — Isaac Bruce, Marshall Faulk, Cris Carter and Randy Moss — each recorded at least 100 scrimmage yards and a touchdown.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Cougars won almost every battle along the line of scrimmage, then ran away — BYU went for 180 on the ground, with 6-foot-2 hammer LJ Martin accounting for 93 of those — and hid.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
29 Dec. 2024
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Morning coffees, cabernet nightcaps, and neighborhood gatherings by firelight.—
Miles Walls,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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Be sure to take in the city’s captivating skyline by wrapping up your evenings with a nightcap on the private balcony.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Semifinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semifinal. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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