semifinal
adjective
of or relating to the round preceding the final one in a tournament from which losers are eliminated.
semifinals
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pluralof semifinal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the semifinals against the New York Liberty, Reese, a career 74% free-throw shooter, went to the line repeatedly in the last two, nail-biting games and shot 12 for 12.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Open’s website, I asked Siri to add the semifinals and finals schedule to my Google calendar via Apple’s Calendar app.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Dos Pueblos finished 24-3 last season and played even with JSerra for almost three quarters before losing 20-0 in the Division 1 semifinals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Open men’s semifinals in 2016, while Ukraine’s Svitolina, 31, made a run to the women’s semifinals in New York in 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Zarra and I both breeze through to the semifinals.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
