first round

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the initial stage of a competition

roundADJECTIVE + NOUN

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first

Examples (10)

  • The team won their match in the first round.
  • She was nervous before the first round of the interview.
  • Many players were eliminated during the first round of the tournament.
  • He managed to survive the first round of voting.
  • The first round of the competition starts tomorrow morning.
  • The judges were impressed by her performance in the first round.
  • Our candidate failed to make it past the first round.
  • In the first round, the contestants had to answer general knowledge questions.
  • The heavyweights will face off in the first round of the playoffs.
  • They were knocked out in the first round of the cup.