Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A contestant in a competition's final session.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Sports) Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Somebody or something that appears in the
final stage of a competition.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Getting a nomination for a World Technology Award was overwhelming, and to have been designated a finalist is abundantly above all I could have asked for."
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Less than a year after losing his wife to heart disease the American Idol 8 finalist is grieving the death of another family member.
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Palin, a former Miss Alaska finalist, is the hero of another ex-beauty queen, Carrie Prejean, who conducted her own media tour last week for her book "Still Standing."
Reliable Sources: Palin, Prejean pursue different media strategies 2009
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Nonetheless, the former Top 10 finalist is back on the scene and hoping to make an impression with his sassy new summer single, “24/7.”
Danny Noriega “American Idol” Video: Danny Noriega “Proud Mary” “American Idol” 2009
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The Rhodes scholar finalist is accustomed to setting his goals high and meeting them.
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Once a finalist is put forward, coverage backs off to relatively equal coverage through election day.
Cover elections 2006
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Once a finalist is put forward, coverage backs off to relatively equal coverage through election day.
Archive 2006-03-01 2006
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If the Hurricanes fail to make up the difference, it will mark the first time in modern NHL history that neither Stanley Cup finalist from the previous season made the playoffs.
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The Butkus Award semi-finalist is regarded as one of the premier defenders in college football ...
USATODAY.com 2005
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Undrafted out of high school, the two-time Big 12 player of year and Golden Spikes Award finalist is hitting .382 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI for the Huskers.
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