World Series

noun

: a contest or event that is the most important or prestigious of its kind
the World Series of the equestrian world

Examples of World Series in a Sentence

This tournament is the World Series of poker.
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When the Dodgers won the World Series last October, that marked the fifth time in the past six years that a team with a top-10 payroll claimed the crown. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 Glasnow missed the postseason, and consequently the Dodgers’ World Series title run, after an elbow sprain last season. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025 The fact that the Mets had opened a five-game lead in the NL East is particularly notable given how that division features two other clubs expected to be potential World Series contenders in the Phillies and Braves. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2025 In Game 7 in that year’s World Series, Crawford and second baseman Joe Panik turned an iconic and crucial double play. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for World Series

Word History

Etymology

from World Series, annual championship of Major League Baseball

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of World Series was in 1886

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“World Series.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/World%20Series. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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