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The multi-day event begins with preliminaries from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on May 27, quarterfinals from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on May 28, followed by semifinals beginning at 8 p.m. that evening.
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Big serving John Isner then reached the semifinals in 2018 before losing a marathon match against eventual runner-up Kevin Anderson.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
Miami lost in the semifinals of the Champions Cup, and in the Round-of-16 in the Club World Cup.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
Mexico will face Honduras in the semifinals on Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif.
—David Brandt, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Big serving John Isner then reached the semifinals in 2018 before losing a marathon match against eventual runner-up Kevin Anderson.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 2 July 2025
Miami lost in the semifinals of the Champions Cup, and in the Round-of-16 in the Club World Cup.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
Mexico will face Honduras in the semifinals on Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif.
—David Brandt, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semifinal
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The Heat, which went 6-0 in Las Vegas and won the summer league championship last year, will play its second of at least five games in Las Vegas this year on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 July 2025
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Typically, teams will visit the White House after winning a championship to celebrate with the president.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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But their two-best players were defensive liabilities, so much that Thibodeau had to go stretches on end with one of Towns or Brunson on the bench for defensive purposes in the conference finals against the Pacers.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Chloe Kelly, who scored the game-winning goal in the 2022 final vs. Germany, gained 248,000 Instagram followers in August 2022 alone and another 149,000 in August 2023 during the Lionesses’ World Cup run.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
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Seattle’s Cal Raleigh — the majors’ home run leader — Minnesota’s Byron Buxton, Washington’s James Wood, Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr., Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz, Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero and Sacramento’s Brent Rooker all agreed to participate in the derby before Chisholm was announced.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
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His final goal for the club was the winner over Everton in the Merseyside derby on April 2.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The programs have played in the Citrus Bowl and Music City Bowl in the last 10 years, but a spring scrimmage would probably feel bigger than those matchups.—
Marc Weiszer,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Pulaski County's Andrew Dodson's head hit the turf during a spring scrimmage.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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For a nightcap, head to Cask at the Versante Hotel.—
Taryn White,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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And for a nightcap, guests have not one, but two bar options to quench their thirst for spirits and top shelf drinks.—
Karla Pope,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2025
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“Semifinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semifinal. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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