quar·ter·fi·nal
ˌkwȯ(r)-tər-ˈfī-nᵊl 
1
quarterfinals plural
: a quarterfinal round
2
: a quarterfinal match
1
: immediately preceding the semifinal in an elimination tournament
2
: of or participating in a quarterfinal
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Noun
He lost in the quarterfinal.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
But Tiafoe was below his best in the quarterfinals, ending the match on 51 unforced errors.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Portugal also had to come from behind in its quarterfinal tie, moving on from a 1-0 first-leg loss in Copenhagen to claim a 5-2 extra-time win in Lisbon.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Noun
Julian Nagelsmann's side reached the last four with a 5-4 aggregate win over Italy in the quarterfinals.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
But Tiafoe was below his best in the quarterfinals, ending the match on 51 unforced errors.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Adjective
With Wednesday’s victory in the all-American quarterfinal, Gauff, the 2022 French Open runner-up, has reached her fifth Grand Slam semifinal overall, of which three have come on the Parisian clay.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Portugal also had to come from behind in its quarterfinal tie, moving on from a 1-0 first-leg loss in Copenhagen to claim a 5-2 extra-time win in Lisbon.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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“Quarterfinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarterfinal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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