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
Here are some of the movers and shakers who are expected to participate in the third-year tourney:
Carli Lloyd.
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Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Instead, the Gators allowed 22 runs to ECU (35-26) during a pair of lopsided losses and exited the NCAA tourney without getting to the Super Regional for the third time since 2021.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
The whole squad has put up an impressive 18 scores in four tourney matches, though competition now stiffens for single elimination.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Large Private School state rankings, was making its third overall TAPPS state tourney appearance, having won its lone title in 2008.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
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Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Instead, the Gators allowed 22 runs to ECU (35-26) during a pair of lopsided losses and exited the NCAA tourney without getting to the Super Regional for the third time since 2021.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
The whole squad has put up an impressive 18 scores in four tourney matches, though competition now stiffens for single elimination.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Large Private School state rankings, was making its third overall TAPPS state tourney appearance, having won its lone title in 2008.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
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Other names appearing somewhere on tournament’s leaderboard include NFL players Travis and Jason Kelce, Sacramento Kings player Zach Lavine, and actors Miles Teller and Alfonso Ribeiro.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Sinner seemed to mean it, and to live by it; he had nearly been knocked out of the tournament during the quarterfinals, when Grigor Dimitrov had taken the first two sets and had the match in control before blowing out a pectoral muscle.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The Red Sox put the game out of reach in the bottom of the eighth on solo homers by Ceddanne Rafaela and Romy Gonzalez.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
8 July 2025
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The Padres began spring training believing Darvish would join Michael King and Dylan Cease atop a rotation that could help win plentiful games in the regular season and successfully navigate postseason series.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The event will begin the evening of Sept. 8 with an industry dinner and cocktail.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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These events have become more frequent in recent years with the proliferation of personal devices powered by lithium-ion batteries, such as laptops, tablets, cell phones, vape pens and portable chargers.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Their manager, Sarina Wiegman, has an extraordinary record in this competition, having won it with both the Netherlands and England.—
Darren Richman,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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After beginning his Team Penske career in 2007 as a sports car tire specialist, Law rose through the ranks to become a championship-winning chief mechanic in the IndyCar Series before enjoying the same success in sports car competition.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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