round-robin
noun
round-rob·in
ˈrau̇nd-ˌrä-bən 
1
a
: a written petition, memorial, or protest to which the signatures are affixed in a circle so as not to indicate who signed first
b
: a statement signed by several persons
c
: something (such as a letter) sent in turn to the members of a group each of whom signs and forwards it sometimes after adding comment
3
: a tournament in which every contestant meets every other contestant in turn
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a round-robin to discuss the epidemic of performance-enhancing drugs plaguing professional sports
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There will be a round-robin first round with each team playing each other before the top two teams play a one-game final on Feb. 20 in Boston to determine the winner.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
With the midpoint of the round-robin schedule arriving this weekend, road teams are 29-40 in conference play (42 percent).
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
The tournament is a round-robin tournament, and each team will play three games.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
In fact, the back-to-back quarterfinal defeats is a first for Canada since the tournament moved away from its early days round-robin format to its current iteration in 1995.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
With the midpoint of the round-robin schedule arriving this weekend, road teams are 29-40 in conference play (42 percent).
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
The tournament is a round-robin tournament, and each team will play three games.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
In fact, the back-to-back quarterfinal defeats is a first for Canada since the tournament moved away from its early days round-robin format to its current iteration in 1995.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Round-robin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round-robin. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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