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Meanings of play-offs in English
Final games of several sporting events used to determine the league champion or similar accolade.
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Examples for "playoffs"
Examples for "playoffs"
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It's not a given you're going to make the playoffs every year.
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The whole New York state wants to see us in the playoffs.
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New York has four games remaining before the playoffs begin next week.
4
The playoffs continue on Monday with Red Star at home to CSKA.
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Assuming they don't make the playoffs, that's only forty-eight hours per year.
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This strong start has helped Ingles amass career-best form in the postseason.
2
Arizona's postseason destination is less certain, especially after such a one-sided loss.
3
The Predators have their first postseason series lead since 2012 against Detroit.
4
Schwartz has now extended his postseason career-best point streak to four games.
5
Fleming also saw action in two postseason games, including Super Bowl XLIX.
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The second reason for Origin post-season was fairness across the 16 clubs.
2
If the other injuries last into the post-season, well… MVP: Ben Bishop.
3
The Sharks have been denied a post-season birth only twice since 1998.
4
Don Mattingly played in his first post-season game of a fourteen-year career.
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But with eight games to play, their post-season chances were almost non-existent.
Usage of play-offs in English
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CADDIE'S ROLE:New improved points system has produced more volatility in the play-offs.
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They have their own fight on to make the play-offs for Europe.
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Fourth-placed Sale need a win to guarantee a place in the play-offs.
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Finishing one place above the play-offs would make for a good season.
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We cover the Football League play-offs and talk potential Premier League newcomers.
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PW: Norwich and Sheffield United, plus West Bromwich Albion through the play-offs.
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League Two: Montrose are champions with Stenhousemuir going up via the play-offs.
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Even if they are destined for the play-offs Reading are finding form.
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Third-placed NI also knew they were heading for the play-offs in March.
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We'd come up through the play-offs and looked out of our depth.
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Dundee are heading down, with St Mirren likely to contest the relegation-play-offs.
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Then we finished strongly with the win against Canada in the play-offs.
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Corinthians and Pembroke, the league winners, have already qualified for the play-offs.
14
Dumped into the play-offs, they were beaten on away goals by Turkey.
15
The semi-final play-offs have their critics but they ensure a fitting finale.
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Offaly had qualified for the play-offs unbeaten and were joined by Monaghan.
Translations for play-offs
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