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Recent Examples of play-off
In great news, the Minnesota Lynx’s were the first team to clinch a play-off spot, a top spot at that.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Those placed ninth to 24th will square off across two-legged play-off ties to decide who joins those elite eight in the last 16.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The Maroons ascended back to France's top tier in the summer after winning their play-off match to return after just a single season.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
This includes the promotion/relegation play-off games and the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup next year to kick off the 2026-27 season.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for play-off
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When asked about the committee’s spending, a spokesperson for McGuire’s campaign said the Super Bowl fundraiser was held alongside Atkins, who for years held fundraisers at the NFL championships.—
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The last meeting happened in the NFC championship game in the 2022 season, where the Eagles defeated the Niners 31-7 before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.—
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His announcement comes five days after the Ducks lost big in the Peach Bowl to Indiana in a College Football Playoff semifinal and gives Oregon head coach Dan Lanning his biggest news of the offseason.—
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Meanwhile, Thursday’s game in Berlin against the Grizzlies, which was originally an Amazon Prime Network exclusive, was recently added to broadcast on FanDuel Sports Network Florida, following last month’s Prime exclusive stream of Orlando’s NBA Cup semifinal against the Knicks in Las Vegas.—
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Challenge winners selected from eligible entries in all 50 states will earn an exclusive invitation to attend the live final in Los Angeles on May 20, marking a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for fans to witness the epic conclusion and be part of this milestone season.—
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Morocco face Nigeria on Wednesday for a place in the AFCON final.—
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Wavrin tells me that several buddies are also at the derby, fishing from hard-sided huts.—
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Ditto for the Miami Dolphins and Harbaugh’s hometown team, the Cleveland Browns, who were still alive in this derby as of Monday evening.—
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“Play-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-off. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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