Noun
progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Noun
Fans turned out Friday to see the Golden State Warriors star, who won the tourney that year but skipped it in 2024 to train for the Olympics, who seemed likely to contend again amid a powerful lineup of current athletes, sports legends and other celebrities and entertainers.—Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025 In Allen’s junior year, the Northmen went 27-5 and advanced to the state tourney semifinals.—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025
Verb
The Big 12 regular season and tourney champs cruised past 16-seed SIU Edwardsville in the first round, but got a difficult test against 8-seed Gonzaga last Saturday.—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025 The 2022-23 Big Ten regular season and tourney champs meet Saturday when No. 14 Indiana visits Iowa City.—Michael Marot, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tourney
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French torneier, to twist, whirl around, fight, tourney, from tur, tourn turning, circuit
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