ˈtu̇r-nə-mənt
as in competition
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
a golf tournament in which professionals compete against amateurs
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Recent Examples of tournament
Black Bear runs the tournament company, all six rinks that hosted games and 76 of the 114 participating teams.
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Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The club quickly became known for its series of amateur tournaments for both men and women and garnered national attention.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Saturday’s bracket round of the tournament saw Marist play three matches that went three games.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Eight matches will be played at MetLife Stadium, which is being referred to as New York New Jersey Stadium for the tournament.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The club quickly became known for its series of amateur tournaments for both men and women and garnered national attention.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Saturday’s bracket round of the tournament saw Marist play three matches that went three games.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Eight matches will be played at MetLife Stadium, which is being referred to as New York New Jersey Stadium for the tournament.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tournament
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournament
Noun
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Friendly competition is part of the fuel for starter Davis Martin.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The concept of everyone coming together for one evening — and pausing their competition for the good of the overall TV business — had some legs.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Lisa’s Safe Haven Childcare, which has eight locations throughout Northwest Indiana, hosted Monday’s event while its workers were on strike.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Social events tend to allow a tiny bit of leeway, even though the host then has to listen to tedious descriptions of the traffic.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The Warriors finished 37-45 this year while dealing with numerous injuries, including losing Jimmy Butler to a season-ending right knee injury in January and Curry’s 27-game absence with a right knee injury of his own.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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The hearts and minds of Braves players were on Bobby Cox on a sunny evening at Dodger Stadium before the middle game of a three-game series against the Dodgers — a game that meant very little, considering the news of the day.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
10 May 2026
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That came a day after Montverde Academy junior Samuel Johnson, already in the exclusive 50 foot club, jumped 50-4¼ to take the 2A championship.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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After coaching this season under an expiring contract, the four-time championship coach has agreed to a new two-year deal, a league source confirmed to the Bay Area News Group on Saturday.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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In addition to playing its first home games of the season in Storrs and the upcoming schedule of matches in New Haven, the team has also continued to do community work in Bridgeport and runs a youth academy in Danbury.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The Ducks fell into a not-so-old habit, giving up a goal on the first shot of the game, this time just 66 seconds into the match.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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The race took on the dimensions of a proxy battle between OpenAI and Anthropic, a clash of money and priorities that seems likely to prefigure other midterm contests.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Race remains a toss-up The 2026 gubernatorial contest has been an undulating, unpredictable whirlwind.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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How did the very bad, very unnecessary idea of tourney expansion take hold?—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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The all-in Maikel Garcia emerged as the tourney MVP, and Witt awed defensively.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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“Tournament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournament. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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