- plural of preliminary.
preliminaries
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Nine university students entered the preliminaries this year, wrestling bulls weighing hundreds of kilograms and sporting hard, stubby horns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Earlier, during the preliminaries, someone had led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance—first to the American flag, then to the state of Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
He swam the lead leg in the preliminaries, helping the team set an Olympic record that paved the way for a world-record win in the final.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025
As the preliminaries drew to a close, Mike’s friends gradually started coming upstairs to join him.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2024
He had been fighting preliminaries for nearly three years and knew his limitations and abilities.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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