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a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize
a golf tournament in which professionals compete against amateurs
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Recent Examples of tournaments
The 2025 Esports World Cup, held in July and August, is the pinnacle of gamer culture, a six-week celebration and competition featuring $70 million worth of prizes for tournaments in more than 20 video games.
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Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Disc golf’s popularity has grown so fast that there are now dozens of top-tier professional tournaments each year.
—Nate Heinold, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
While rival JioStar has rights to the Indian Premiere League and some major tournaments, last year Sony snagged a cricket rights broadcast deal stretching eight years with the Asian Cricket Council.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
His schedule for the rest of the year includes the Ryder Cup and four other DP World Tour tournaments, including this weekends' at Wentworth Club, as well as the Australian Open.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The top 32 at Grand Slam events and most ATP 1000 tournaments are decided by the rankings, while at smaller tournaments, seedings decide the top 16 or top eight.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Fishing is such serious sport here that one of the biggest tournaments in the country, the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, attracts anglers from all over the world every June.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s even an outdoor beach volleyball court, with regular tournaments.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Along with this change, the runaway use of transfer portals, major conference consolidation and realignment, and changes in national tournaments will likely continue.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Disc golf’s popularity has grown so fast that there are now dozens of top-tier professional tournaments each year.
—Nate Heinold, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
While rival JioStar has rights to the Indian Premiere League and some major tournaments, last year Sony snagged a cricket rights broadcast deal stretching eight years with the Asian Cricket Council.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
His schedule for the rest of the year includes the Ryder Cup and four other DP World Tour tournaments, including this weekends' at Wentworth Club, as well as the Australian Open.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The top 32 at Grand Slam events and most ATP 1000 tournaments are decided by the rankings, while at smaller tournaments, seedings decide the top 16 or top eight.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Fishing is such serious sport here that one of the biggest tournaments in the country, the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, attracts anglers from all over the world every June.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s even an outdoor beach volleyball court, with regular tournaments.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Along with this change, the runaway use of transfer portals, major conference consolidation and realignment, and changes in national tournaments will likely continue.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tournaments
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In their last five meetings across all competitions, UANL Tigres has three wins, while Guadalajara has yet to claim a win, with two matches ending in draws.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Anousheh Ansari is the CEO of XPRIZE Foundation, a nonprofit that runs competitions with $500 million in prizes designed to spur new ideas on how to tackle environmental challenges.—
Elisabeth Brier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The person who fits that moniker best, Yordan Alvarez, has appeared in just 48 games.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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So far this season in two games, Daniels has thrown for 433 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions and has picked up 85 yards on the ground.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Usher, Meagan Good, and Jay-Z joined events that blended music, style, and philanthropy, reminding us just how many lanes the culture continues to dominate.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Movies are still big events, still consumed in long sittings, still treated as cultural monuments.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Prior to that win, however, the team faced a challenging run that included three losses in five matches.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In his leisure time, Atharva loves learning about digital marketing and watching soccer matches.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Like many of his teammates, Notarainni was part of the teams that won league championships in 2023 and ‘24, the program’s first since 2019.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Sep. 2025
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Isaiah is still in the league and by now, despite the long-ago injury, has gone on to win a Tom Brady-like haul of championships.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Unlimited drinks, two-for-one specials and drinking contests are also off-limits.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Polls of job approval are routinely used by political strategists to assess the public's appetite for change and can affect fundraising, candidate recruitment and messaging heading into midterm contests.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The new sports-centric smart glasses have up to nine hours of battery life, can capture 3K video and contain speakers that are louder than their predecessors.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Growing up in a family of five kids in a suburb of Philadelphia, one of her high school jobs was working at wealth management company Merrill Lynch part-time in addition to working in a pharmacy, playing sports, and completing her schoolwork.—
Jack McCullough,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Moments like that have been happening in easy to access tourneys across Massachusetts for that many years.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tournaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tournaments. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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