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Recent Examples of finalist
Her debut story collection, Bad Endings, won the City of Vancouver Book Award, and was also a finalist for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, and the Indigenous Voices Award for fiction.
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Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
The Violet Hour is a frequent finalist at the Spirited Awards, won a James Beard Award for Outstanding Beverage Program in 2015, and lead bartender Toby Maloney would go on to write a book, The Bartender’s Manifesto, which itself won a James Beard Award in 2023.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
While Volpe is an exceptional defender, a Gold Glove finalist, this kind of stuff happens.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The former Hurston-Wright award finalist also holds an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
The Violet Hour is a frequent finalist at the Spirited Awards, won a James Beard Award for Outstanding Beverage Program in 2015, and lead bartender Toby Maloney would go on to write a book, The Bartender’s Manifesto, which itself won a James Beard Award in 2023.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
While Volpe is an exceptional defender, a Gold Glove finalist, this kind of stuff happens.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The former Hurston-Wright award finalist also holds an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finalist
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The report does not identify Mahomes, a three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, by name, but the address in the report matches public records for Mahomes.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Take it from one of the early champions of disposable packaging.Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024
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Irvin played with Coach Prime on Dallas’ Super Bowl XXX champs, and the two have remained close ever since.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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In the last eight years, the award has gone to reigning champs Brothers Osborne six times and Dan + Shay two times.Melinda Newman, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024
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Leadville materialized in 1860 with the discovery of placer gold (gold extracted from eroded rock), and the mining boom was on.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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Each polling placer will keep staff on hand to monitor the area and enforce the no-photo policy.Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The four lowest seeds will play on March 12, and the winner of the matchup between the No. 12 and No. 13 seeds will play the No. 5 seed the following day while the winner of the No. 11 and No. 14 matchup will play the No. 6 seed.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Per the release, five additional winners will be selected through an online sweepstakes to receive the same prizes.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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At this same time, Nima goes on a little parade around New Eden like a conqueror surveying their new land.Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2024
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Putin has begun comparing himself to Peter the Great—perhaps the Russian empire’s most famous conqueror.Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2022
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“Finalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finalist. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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