Sudden death
Sudden death noun - (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf.
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Synonyms for Sudden death
Tournament and sudden death are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tournament" instead a noun phrase "Sudden death".
Tournament
Tournament noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Usage example: a golf tournament in which professionals compete against amateurs
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Synonyms for Tournament
Sudden death and tournament are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sudden death" instead a noun "Tournament".
Nearby Word: tourney
Related pairs
- match and sudden death
- match and tournament
- contest and sudden death
- contest and tournament
- event and sudden death
- event and tournament
- game and sudden death
- game and tournament
- bout and sudden death
- bout and tournament
- competition and sudden death
- competition and tournament
- meet and sudden death
- meet and tournament
Both terms in one sentence
- The tournament rules stated that a draw would go to sudden death extra time, and the winner would be deemed to have won by two goals.
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An entire deck was built around abusing Self-Destruct Button and tournament rules in order to repeatedly force ties until the timer runs out, then winning in sudden death (or taking the first duel of the match and running out the timer).
Source: Tabletop Game / Yu-Gi-Oh!
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