Match and Semifinal

Match

Match noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Usage example: a chess match

Semifinal and match are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Semifinal" instead a noun "Match".

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

Semifinal

Semifinal noun - One of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament.
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Match and semifinal are semantically related. You can use "Match" instead a noun "Semifinal".

Both words in one sentence

  • European Championship They then defeated defending champions France in the quarterfinals and beat the Czech Republic with a silver goal at the last possible minutenote If a match had gone into extra time, the first 15 minutes were played and, if a team was winning, they won the match in the semifinal.
  • One-Hit Wonder He scored all the important goals, including the one in the semifinal and the decisive penalty kick in the final match, but never did anything else of note in his home country.
  • Pyrrhic Victory Ironically, in the other semifinal match, Kazuyuki Fujita withdrew two seconds into his semifinal match due to an injury he suffered in his first match of the night.
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