preliminary round

Frequency: 7.212.0 per million words

a round that comes before the main part of a competition

roundADJECTIVE + NOUN

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preliminary

Examples (10)

  • The team easily won their preliminary round and moved on to the main competition.
  • She advanced to the next stage after a strong performance in the preliminary round of the singing contest.
  • Many promising athletes were unexpectedly eliminated in the preliminary round.
  • The organizers decided to add an extra preliminary round due to the high number of participants.
  • Only the top ten from the preliminary round will proceed to the semi-finals.
  • He hopes to make it past the preliminary round this year, unlike last time.
  • The competition will kick off with a series of preliminary rounds next month.
  • Winning the preliminary round gave them a significant boost in confidence.
  • The judges were impressed by her talent even in the preliminary round of auditions.
  • Participants must register before the preliminary round of the chess tournament begins.