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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Winner advances to postseason as NFC North champion (a tie would be enough for Pittsburgh) to decide 14th and last NFL playoff spot, while loser hits the couch to watch on TV as Super Bowl tourney plays out.
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Greg Cote
january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Senior Breanna Ivie scored the other first-half goal against the Falcons (2-1), who used the tourney to open their season.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Organizers carve out three 9-hole golf courses in Wayzata Bay, and golfers—often wearing wacky costumes to match that year's tourney theme—arrive with clubs and hockey sticks.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 29 Dec. 2025
And thanks to Nielsen’s upgraded ratings methodology, which includes a full-bore accounting of people who watch live sports in out-of-home venues, the stateside deliveries for next year’s tourney will be bigger than ever before.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025
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The tournament starts Sunday at Melbourne Park.—
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When he was gone, Rogers made their first-ever state tournament.—
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Joanna Gaines and Sydney Sweeney were even ahead of the game and broke theirs out back in October and November, respectively.—
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Before Watson’s game-winner, Murray also conjured one of the weirdest clutch buckets of Denver’s season, scooping up a loose ball that had been stripped away from Aaron Gordon and connecting on an awkward midrange floater before the shot clock buzzer.—
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The recognition places Atlas among the most notable technology debuts at the annual consumer electronics event, concluding on Friday, and signals growing confidence in humanoid robots moving from demos to real industrial work.—
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From comfort food classics to more elevated plates, several bites stood out at a preview event.—
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The federal determination highlights how permitting males to compete on female teams displaces female athletes from podiums, denies them advancement opportunities, and diminishes their visibility and recognition in competitions.—
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This has created a growing, glowing, billion-dollar segment of the beauty market and fierce competition among purveyors of this radiant technology.—
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“Tourney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourney. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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