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Recent Examples of finalist
Gauff, a finalist in Madrid last year, rallied to beat Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday.
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
He was named All-SEC and was a finalist for the Manning Award as one of the nation's best collegiate quarterbacks.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The Montgomery Advertiser, a USA TODAY Network newspaper, had revealed similar issues about internal tensions and management practices decades earlier, in a series of 1994 exposés that were named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Bell was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s top wide receiver.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
He was named All-SEC and was a finalist for the Manning Award as one of the nation's best collegiate quarterbacks.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The Montgomery Advertiser, a USA TODAY Network newspaper, had revealed similar issues about internal tensions and management practices decades earlier, in a series of 1994 exposés that were named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Bell was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s top wide receiver.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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Briggs Corona, a junior outside hitter committed to Ball State, added 14 kills for two-time defending state champion Marist (17-4).—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Panthers will take the field for OTAs next month as the reigning NFC South champions.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Nashville, a Champions Cup semifinalist, and Inter Miami, which lost to LAFC, 3-0, on opening day, represent the East.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Biscuits, waffles, pancakes and eggs — basically, all your breakfast dreams come true — plus classic diner lunches and home-style dinner staples are coming up fast at a James Beard Award semifinalist’s new restaurant in where Plaza Midwood and Plaza Shamrock meet.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Ducks put boot to throat with a 4-3 overtime Game 4 win at Honda Center on Sunday evening, taking a 3-1 lead in the seesaw best-of-seven series against the two-time defending conference champs.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
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The cheer champ was spotted watching in the stands and sporting glam (and often pointed) outfits on the sidelines as the Tar Heels played through a rocky season.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Joining perennial top-placer Jane in the top two this week is … Kenya Pleaser?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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Other female area state placers: Maile Nguyen (Granada, 125, sixth), Anakarla Hernandez (St. Helena, 145, fourth), Symone Jewell (Northgate-Walnut Creek, 155, third), Aiyanna Beane (American Canyon, 170, third), Rosalyn Diaz (Liberty, 190, fifth).—
Mitch Stephens,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 Mar. 2026
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McDavid had led a 3-on-1 rush that fizzled out and soon after received Bouchard’s outlet pass, returning the puck to him and earning a secondary assist for the Art Ross Trophy winner’s first point of these playoffs.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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That is the nature of Talladega, which has seen 11 different winners in the last 11 races there.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the same jungle, centuries earlier, a group of Spanish conquerors falls to that same ruthless force.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Babur’s family traced its lineage to both the Turkic conqueror Timur (Tamerlane) on his father’s side and Chagatai, the second son of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, on his mother’s side.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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