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Recent Examples of finalist
Celebrini played on Canada’s top line at the Winter Olympics in Milan with Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon in February, and was a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award, given to the most outstanding player as voted by fellow members of the NHLPA.
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Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
Illios Crafted Greek took the finalist spot.
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Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
Below are the finalist projects (listed alphabetically in each category by film title with director names and school).
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Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
So far, the New Haven cluster is the only finalist to receive an award.
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P.r. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for finalist
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
Illios Crafted Greek took the finalist spot.
—
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
Below are the finalist projects (listed alphabetically in each category by film title with director names and school).
—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
So far, the New Haven cluster is the only finalist to receive an award.
—
P.r. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for finalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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Defending champions Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo return to Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, where the world's top competitive eaters push the limits of human consumption in a 10-minute race against the clock.
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All three games of series were sellouts — a testament to the fandom of the two-time defending World Series champions and the team’s international baseball star, Ohtani.
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England was a semifinalist at the 2018 World Cup, reached the quarterfinals in 2022, and finished as the runner-up in the last two European Championships (2020 and 2024).
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Morocco, a semifinalist four years ago, drew with Brazil while outplaying them for long stretches, then dominated Scotland.
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The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho.
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But now that a seat at Ganassi has opened up alongside the dominant four-time champ Alex Palou, that will be the one everyone has their eyes on.
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Its breakout star is Parker Schnabel, a thirty-one-year-old who runs a placer mine in the Yukon that brought in fifty-one million dollars last year.
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Joining perennial top-placer Jane in the top two this week is … Kenya Pleaser?
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Skenes, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, gave up four runs, six hits and two walks while striking out seven in five innings.
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There have been only two Mega Millions jackpot winners in 2026 so far.
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Topuria, for his part, has vowed to run it back with Gaethje, praising his conqueror while promising the story between them is far from over.
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Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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