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Recent Examples of finalist
The finalists and winners in 12 categories are selected by a panel of judges representing the breadth of professionals in the jewelry and watch industry.
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The top four teams in the Open Division advance, the finalists move on in Division 1 and only the champions in Divisions 2 through 5.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Pristine Seas, also a 2021 finalist, has since helped protect three vast marine areas — totaling a region the size of Germany — in partnership with Indigenous communities and governments.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 8 June 2025
But the Board of Governors outdid itself Tuesday in rejecting the distinguished scholar Santa Ono as the lone finalist for president of the University of Florida.
—The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The top four teams in the Open Division advance, the finalists move on in Division 1 and only the champions in Divisions 2 through 5.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Pristine Seas, also a 2021 finalist, has since helped protect three vast marine areas — totaling a region the size of Germany — in partnership with Indigenous communities and governments.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 8 June 2025
But the Board of Governors outdid itself Tuesday in rejecting the distinguished scholar Santa Ono as the lone finalist for president of the University of Florida.
—The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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The division champions would play for the Stanley Cup.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Trailing 6-1 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the City Section Open Division champions gave Point Loma a scare, scoring three runs and having the bases loaded with two out until Hunter Weller ended the game with a strikeout in a Division 2 opener.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Yes, South Florida is a hockey town, home of the champs.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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The champs might need their depth to step up after Jonquel Jones went down with an ankle injury in the matchup against the Washington Mystics.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Sentinel Standouts Nikolas Blake, Hagerty, Jr. Buzz: Class 3A third placer in 150-pound weight class.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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The company acquired 102 federal mining claims in the Lisbon Valley of Utah in November 2021 and expanded its holdings to 743 placer claims over 14,320 acres by July 2023.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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Tonight’s winner was Purpose, which was written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Phylicia Rashad.—
Melissa Locker,
Time,
9 June 2025
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Academy Award winner Jamie Lee Curtis had the idea for the project after hearing Johnson on NPR.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2025
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In other societies, including those of Latin America, the line between conqueror and conquered has, through language, intermarriage and the exchange of customs and food, been partially effaced.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The book chronicles the life of Helena of Constantinople, whose son was Roman conqueror Constantine I.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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