as in tournament
a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Recent Examples of tourney
Brantley is top seed in District 3 and is set to play a Tuesday semifinal and the Wednesday final at tourney host Apopka (19-6).
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The Heat needed to take part in the NBA’s play-in tournament for the fourth straight year, but this time lost and was eliminated in the play-in tourney for the first time before getting to the playoffs.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
If the Broncos don’t regain the title this weekend, their fate in making the 64-team tourney will lie with the selection committee.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2026
Anyone that wanted to reserve time in the July 19 final was beholden to a full-tourney pledge of as much as $30 million, although your mileage will vary based on any number of extrinsic variables.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The Heat needed to take part in the NBA’s play-in tournament for the fourth straight year, but this time lost and was eliminated in the play-in tourney for the first time before getting to the playoffs.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
If the Broncos don’t regain the title this weekend, their fate in making the 64-team tourney will lie with the selection committee.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2026
Anyone that wanted to reserve time in the July 19 final was beholden to a full-tourney pledge of as much as $30 million, although your mileage will vary based on any number of extrinsic variables.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourney
Noun
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Upon her return to Ring of Honor, she was thrust into a tournament to determine the first ROH women’s pure champion.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The new, 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for a total of 12 involving 24 teams — into the front half of the first week of the men’s and the women’s tournaments.—
Eddie Pells,
Los Angeles Times,
7 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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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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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
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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