SEMIFINALIST Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

semifinalist

noun

Definition of semifinalist

as in finalist

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Recent Examples of semifinalist His upcoming short Parkside East won the 2026 DGA Student Spotlight Award and was a semifinalist for the 2026 Student Academy Awards. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Razza — Jersey City, New Jersey Chef and owner Dan Richer, a 2011 James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef semifinalist, opened Razza in 2007. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Just outside of the town center, its restaurant serves seasonal and local cooking led by James Beard Award semifinalist Chef Cowin Kave, with a stellar wine and cocktail program in a cozy dining room centered around the fireplace. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 Drastic Measures was a semifinalist for Outstanding Bar in 2024 and 2026 and advanced to finalist in 2023 in the same category, and Sanders in 2025 was a semifinalist in a new category, Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service, for Wild Child. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026 The Crooked Ram At The Crooked Ram, 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist chef Tiara Adorno turns Vermont and New England ingredients into a menu that changes with the seasons, alongside a strong lineup of natural wines, craft beers, and cocktails. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026 Supperland, home to James Beard semifinalist beverage director Colleen Hughes, is a showpiece of the Tonidandel-Brown Restaurant Group that’s no stranger to national attention. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026 Tiafoe, who became a US Open semifinalist for the third time in September, has been with Broomfield for over a decade. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026 The 6-foot-1, 225-pound Cathedral Catholic High School product rushed for 1,297 yards and 10 touchdowns on 254 carries last season, earning first-team All-Mountain West honors and becoming a Doak Walker Award semifinalist. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2026

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finalist

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Mournful questions like this one undergird Joudah’s collection, a finalist for the National Book Award, which bears witness to violence in Gaza.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
The roaster was also tapped as a finalist for the 2023 awards, when the company was under its original ownership.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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