End
Preliminary
Preliminary noun - A performance, activity, or event that precedes and sets the stage for the main event.
How words are described
| final | final end | final preliminary |
Both words in one sentence
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He ends up wandering into a preliminary where 15 out of thousands of people will end up getting there.
Source: Manga / UQ Holder! -
Most of the duels in Revolutionary Girl Utena end this way, after quite a bit of preliminary sparring.
Source: Single-Stroke Battle - In broadcasts from the UFC, preliminary fights from earlier in the day are inserted into the broadcast to fill time when the main card fights end quickly.
Source: Spoiled by the Format
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