as in tournaments
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 tourneys
Werth tried the post-career life of leisure, signing up for pro-am golf tourneys.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Moments like that have been happening in easy to access tourneys across Massachusetts for that many years.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourneys
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And in between, there are ample other events, tournaments and series that fashion should be watching.—
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So, before each day of training, not in Monte Carlo or Barcelona where tournaments were happening but back home in Florida, Echevarria and Shelton’s father would talk about what movement to focus on.—
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Purdy missed eight of the first 10 games with a toe injury, Kittle was out six with hamstring and ankle injuries, and wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk went AWOL after a 2024 knee injury.—
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Though the Heat is returning home for three games, Miami won’t be heavily favored to win any of them.—
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And in between, there are ample other events, tournaments and series that fashion should be watching.—
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And events are designed around physiological reality.—
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De Laurentiis took all the chaos in stride and was the expert judge for the cooking portion of the outrageous lineup of competitions.—
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The Midwest's best winter fests include big-city ice-carving competitions as well as cozy small-town gatherings.—
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“Tourneys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tourneys. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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