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Definition of Playoffs
1. playoff [n] - See also: playoff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Playoffs
Literary usage of Playoffs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Festschrift for Herman Rubin by Anirban DasGupta, Herman Rubin (2004)
"[In the playoffs the Bulls did win at game 5.] Our analysis shows that a Heat -
Knicks ... predict that the Heat have a slight advantage in the playoffs, ..."
2. Daily Geography Practice by Sandi Johnson (2004)
"After the regular season ends, the eight teams in each conference with the best
records qualify for the playoffs. The playoffs first determine the ..."
3. Proposals for Electoral College Reform: Hearing Before the Committee on the edited by Charles T. Canady (1997)
"Analogy: Why are professional football teams required to win games in order to
get into the playoffs and win the Super Bowl? Why not simply select the teams ..."
4. Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen (1999)
"... playoffs. Students began o by exploring the term reprehensible in connection
with behavior current- ^ ly being discussed on the news or in magazines and ..."
5. Mentoring Across Boundaries: Helping Beginning Teachers Succeed in by Jean Boreen, Donna Niday, Mary K. Johnson (2003)
"When Mitch, a new teacher to the district, was assigned to him for mentoring,
Clark took his role as seriously as he took the state football playoffs. ..."
6. Community-based Interventions For Smokers: The Commit Field Experience by Beti Thompson, David M. Burns, William R. Lynn, Donald Shopland (2004)
"The football and winner theme was chosen to coincide with the National Football
League season, and especially the playoffs, so that interest in a Quit and ..."
7. In the Company of Children by Joanne Hindley (1996)
"Avram had written a strong entry in his notebook about how angry he was that he
couldn't stay up late enough to watch the hockey playoffs. ..."
8. Professional Sports: The Challenges Facing the Future of the Industry (1998)
"... 16 regular season football games, which are followed by post-season playoffs
and eventually the Super Bowl. Each member club is organized under separate ..."
9. A Festschrift for Herman Rubin by Anirban DasGupta, Herman Rubin (2004)
"[In the playoffs the Bulls did win at game 5.] Our analysis shows that a Heat -
Knicks ... predict that the Heat have a slight advantage in the playoffs, ..."
10. Daily Geography Practice by Sandi Johnson (2004)
"After the regular season ends, the eight teams in each conference with the best
records qualify for the playoffs. The playoffs first determine the ..."
11. Proposals for Electoral College Reform: Hearing Before the Committee on the edited by Charles T. Canady (1997)
"Analogy: Why are professional football teams required to win games in order to
get into the playoffs and win the Super Bowl? Why not simply select the teams ..."
12. Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen (1999)
"... playoffs. Students began o by exploring the term reprehensible in connection
with behavior current- ^ ly being discussed on the news or in magazines and ..."
13. Mentoring Across Boundaries: Helping Beginning Teachers Succeed in by Jean Boreen, Donna Niday, Mary K. Johnson (2003)
"When Mitch, a new teacher to the district, was assigned to him for mentoring,
Clark took his role as seriously as he took the state football playoffs. ..."
14. Community-based Interventions For Smokers: The Commit Field Experience by Beti Thompson, David M. Burns, William R. Lynn, Donald Shopland (2004)
"The football and winner theme was chosen to coincide with the National Football
League season, and especially the playoffs, so that interest in a Quit and ..."
15. In the Company of Children by Joanne Hindley (1996)
"Avram had written a strong entry in his notebook about how angry he was that he
couldn't stay up late enough to watch the hockey playoffs. ..."
16. Professional Sports: The Challenges Facing the Future of the Industry (1998)
"... 16 regular season football games, which are followed by post-season playoffs
and eventually the Super Bowl. Each member club is organized under separate ..."
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