Definitions for runner-up
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1. runner-up, second bestnoun

   the competitor who finishes second

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1. runner-upnoun

   The person who finishes second.

   Remember, if the winner can not complete the duties, the runner-up will take over.

2. runner-upnoun

   Second favorite.

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1. runner-up

   A prize is an award to be given to a person or a group of people (such as sporting teams and organizations) to recognize and reward their actions and achievements. Official prizes often involve monetary rewards as well as the fame that comes with them. Some prizes are also associated with extravagant awarding ceremonies, such as the Academy Awards. Prizes are also given to publicize noteworthy or exemplary behaviour, and to provide incentives for improved outcomes and competitive efforts. In general, prizes are regarded in a positive light, and their winners are admired. However, many prizes, especially the more famous ones, have often caused controversy and jealousy.

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1. runner-up

   A runner-up is a person or team that finishes in second place in a competition or contest, or that has achieved a high standard but did not win.

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1. Runner-up

   A runner-up is a participant who finishes in second place in any of a variety of competitive endeavors, most notably sporting events and beauty pageants; in the latter instance, the term is applied to more than one of the highest-ranked non-winning contestants, the second-place finisher being designated "first runner-up", the third-place finisher "second runner-up", and so on. While loosely acceptable for describing any second-place finisher in a sporting event, the "runner-up" label is more properly appended to one that finishes in that position as the result of having lost in the final round of an elimination tournament; specifically, its most frequent use is encountered in tennis, and refers to the player that loses the final match; in most tennis tournaments, a testimonial award, often in the form of a plate, is given to the runner-up following the final match, with the winner receiving a trophy instead. In American team sports, the term is usually avoided in official circles, because the team losing in the final round of the postseason playoffs will have had to have won the championship of a lesser entity as a condition for reaching the finals; in basketball, American football and Ice hockey this would have been a conference championship, and in baseball a league championship, or colloquially, the league "pennant". Consequently, the losing finalist will typically be referred to as the champion of its conference rather than as a runner-up. Although the team that won the finals will also be a conference champion by necessity, it is usually not referred to as such because the title of "finals champion" carries more prestige.

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How to pronounce runner-up?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of runner-up in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of runner-up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of runner-up in a Sentence

1. Atlanta Braves:

   We are saddened by the passing earlier today of Dwight Smith, an integral member of our 1995 World Series championship team, the 1989 NL Rookie of the Year runner-up, Dwight enjoyed an eight-year Major League career that included two postseason trips with the Cubs and Braves. Dwight was also a beloved alumni member, and his infectious smile will be missed around Truist Park. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM.

2. Thibaut Pinot:

   The favorite will be Chris Froome, Chris Froome's Chris Froome, Chris Froome's the stronger, but it will also be good for( this year's runner-up) Nairo Quintana( of Colombia). The time trials will be a good test for the climbers.

3. Alexander Zverev:

   I'm young, so I might as well stay on court and practise a little bit, it's the best, a five-set match. It is the first time Alexander Zverev has reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam and Alexander Zverev will face Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem, who beat Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4. Nishikori took his only break point opportunity to claim the third set but Thiem, twice Roland Garros semi-finalist, regained control in the fourth. Former champion Novak Djokovic never looked in trouble as he booked a 12th quarter-final appearance in Paris with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco. French Open runner-up Madison Keys advanced to the last eight without dropping a set, defeating Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-4. Up next for Keys is Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, who upset 26th seed Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3. American Stephens sprinted past Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-0 to set up a potential semi-final meeting with Keys, whom Anett Kontaveit beat in last year's U.S. Open final. Highlights from day eight( all times GMT :. Play was suspended due to fading light, with Russian Daria Kasatkina leading 7-6( 5) 3-3 against second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki. Zverev's days of living dangerously go on. Roland Garros ready for' legendary' match against Zverev in Paris. Djokovic tames Verdasco to reach last eight. Italian Cecchinato upsets Goffin to reach last eight. American Stephens and Keys on collision course after overcoming French Open hump. Alexander Zverev rocks on by living on the edge. Keys enjoys Sunday stroll into French quarters. Djokovic douses Verdasco fire, unhappy with courts. Impressive Thiem downs Nishikori to set up Alexander Zverev clash. Serena and Sharapova ready to sharpen the edge. Impressive Putintseva stuns Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3 to reach Paris quarters. Italian Marco Cecchinato, who had never won a Grand Slam match before this week, beat eighth-seeded Belgian David Goffin 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3 to reach Grand Slam first major quarter-final. At world number 72, Marco Cecchinato becomes the lowest-ranked man to reach the last eight in Paris since Latvian Ernests Gulbis( ranked 80) in 2008. He will next face 2016 champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the final four.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=runner-up
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Runner-Up
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runner-Up
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
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