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- noun Plural form of
prelim .
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- noun written matter preceding the main text of a book
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Examples
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Tyson Gay's 20.30 in the prelims is fifth in the world.
USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week Zabriskie flies through time trial 2005
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She went 8-for-8 in prelims and finals, helping lead the American women to an improbable gold medal — their first-ever at worlds.
USATODAY.com - Final-day shutout, but U.S. shines nonetheless 2003
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The loss to Slovakia in the prelims was a stunner, but the no-show in the battle with Canada during the quarterfinals was a titanic whiff by this team.
Yahoo! Sports - Top News Greg Wyshynski 2010
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The shuttle relay team of Woolridge, Rorvig, Begany and Boldt ran posted a time of 58.88 seconds in the prelims, which is one of the top 15 times in the country.
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Even the prelims were a notch or two above the normal, "he said.
unknown title 2009
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Even the prelims were a notch or two above the normal, "he said.
unknown title 2009
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Even the prelims were a notch or two above the normal, "he said.
unknown title 2009
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My daughter has won her fair share of pageants, but if you have any pageant experience, even in state prelims, all is not what you would want it to be.
TLC's 'King of the Crown': Meet beauty pageant expert Cy Frakes | EW.com 2009
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He was on the last edition of TUF, but lost to Vinnie (who's fighting in the prelims).
Archive 2009-04-12 Tyler 2009
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They fared better the previous time they entered, beating the MLS side New England Revolution in the prelims of the 2008-09 competition before again exiting in the group stage, this time taking three points off Mexican giant Atlante.
Which teams are named after fictional characters? | The Knowledge | Barry Glendenning 2011
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