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postseason

[pohst-see-zuhn]

noun

  1. a period after the season, especially the period of time in organized sports when teams that did well during the regular season play each other for championship titles.

    Several universities with storied college football programs will be headed to bowl games this postseason.



adjective

  1. of, relating to, or occurring in the postseason: Prepare for next year’s deer hunting with postseason scouting and observation.

    The postseason games are only available to people who pay for the league’s subscription TV service.

    Prepare for next year’s deer hunting with postseason scouting and observation.

postseason

/ əʊˈːə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the period after the end of a regular sporting season

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the period after the end of a regular sporting season

    home run drought in the postseason

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of postseason1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; post- ( def. ) + season ( def. )
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Example Sentences

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Only this time, he will do so on a team that has a chance to reward him for his unprecedented achievements with the postseason glory he craves.

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“You’re chasing that feeling of wanting to win important games deep in the season,” said Mack, who has gone one-and-done in the postseason five times.

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Mired in their own postseason drought, the Chargers have not won a playoff game since the 2018 season.

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He has managed 1,426 games for them in the regular season and another 100 in the postseason.

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The Padres rallied to clinch a postseason spot and came within one game of eliminating the Dodgers in the first round of the playoffs.

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