postseason

[pohst-see-zuhn]

noun

1. a period after the season, especially the period of time in organized sports when teams that did well during the regular season play each other for championship titles.

   Several universities with storied college football programs will be headed to bowl games this postseason.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or occurring in the postseason: Prepare for next year’s deer hunting with postseason scouting and observation.

   The postseason games are only available to people who pay for the league’s subscription TV service.

   Prepare for next year’s deer hunting with postseason scouting and observation.

postseason

/ pəʊstˈsiːzən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the period after the end of a regular sporting season

noun

1. the period after the end of a regular sporting season

   home run drought in the postseason

Word History and Origins

Origin of postseason¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; post- ( def. ) + season ( def. )

Example Sentences

In a postseason tournament notorious for chaos and unpredictability, the Dodgers have won nine of their 10 games, looking every bit like the unstoppable juggernaut they were always supposed to be.

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The hope was to become immune to the effect of injury, inconsistency and the natural variance of the postseason.

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Turns out Shohei Ohtani isn’t the only Dodger who has been making history this postseason.

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For Andy Fox, who shared the record after appearing in eight postseason games for the Yankees without stepping to the plate in 1996, Dean’s achievement should not be taken lightly.

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Before Dean, no one had ever played 10 games in a single postseason without making a plate appearance.

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