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Recent Examples of semifinal
Then there’s the Celtics, a franchise with a championship window in question due to looming offseason deals and Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury suffered in Game 4 of the semifinals series against the Knicks.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Here are three takeaways: Less than best Last month, Vancouver had a Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal against Inter Miami three days after playing Minnesota and rotated its lineup to focus on the hemispheric tournament.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Noonan notched three hits, three runs and two RBIs and was a menace on the bases as the defending Class 4A state champion Celtics opened the postseason with a 15-5 six-inning win over Bloom in a Sandburg Regional semifinal in Orland Park.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
The Knights will host Healdsburg in the semifinals on Wednesday.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Here are three takeaways: Less than best Last month, Vancouver had a Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal against Inter Miami three days after playing Minnesota and rotated its lineup to focus on the hemispheric tournament.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Noonan notched three hits, three runs and two RBIs and was a menace on the bases as the defending Class 4A state champion Celtics opened the postseason with a 15-5 six-inning win over Bloom in a Sandburg Regional semifinal in Orland Park.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
The Knights will host Healdsburg in the semifinals on Wednesday.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semifinal
Noun
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The final two teams then play in a best-of-three series for the national championship.—
Lauren Merola,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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Poly will play Warren for the Division 4 championship.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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In 2023, the Stars hosted the Golden Knights in Game 6 of the conference finals and lost, 6-0.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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The only San Diego Section individual to advance was Cathedral Catholic’s Michael Riebe, who tied for fourth at 5-under. Cathedral, which beat Torrey Pines by 32 strokes last week at the section finals, tied for sixth at 1-over.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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Having been in the Emirates Stadium stands as Mikel Arteta’s men also came from a goal down to win January’s Premier League north London derby against Tottenham by the same scoreline, Williamson later joked about how mentally gruelling the experience was as a fan.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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But, the 90-minute derby ended without one fish caught, something organizers blamed on the dramatic change in temperatures Friday and Saturday.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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The scrimmages, of course, were their own subset of low-key entertainment.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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From figuring out how to replace running back Ashton Jeanty to allowing a defensive starter to play two ways, here are four things to look out for in Saturday’s spring scrimmage.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Apr. 2025
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For a quiet after-dinner coffee, dessert or nightcap, stop by 49 West.—
Charles Babington,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Take a stroll along the malecon and grab dinner and drinks during the sunset, then have an after-dinner nightcap at the La Miserable Mezcaleria, a neighborhood mezcal bar.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Semifinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semifinal. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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