playoff appearance

collocation in English

meaningsofplayoffandappearance

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playoff
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈpleɪ.ɒf/us
/ˈpleɪ.ɑːf/
an extra game or period of play in a competition played between teams or competitors who both have the same number of points, in order to decide who wins ...
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appearance
noun
uk
/əˈpɪə.rəns/us
/əˈpɪr.əns/
an occasion when someone appears ...
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(Definition ofplayoffandappearancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The school football team made its first everplayoffappearancein 2008.
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Their firstplayoffappearancecame in that season.
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They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 106 and aplayoffappearance, instead going 97 and missing the playoffs.
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They made oneplayoffappearancein their first year.
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Although they took 10 years before they made aplayoffappearance(in 1984), they would not miss the playoffs again until 2004.
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Previously, the school's onlyplayoffappearancewas in 1976.
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The team made oneplayoffappearanceunder his reign.
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It was their firstplayoffappearancesince 1998, and they earned their first playoff series win since 1993.
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The 2009 boys soccer team made its first-everplayoffappearance.
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In 2006, the football team made aplayoffappearancefor the first time since 1985.
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This is the bestplayoffappearancein team history.
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The team started competition in 1999-2000 and made aplayoffappearancein 2000-2001.
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This was their lastplayoffappearanceuntil the 2011 season.
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This was their firstplayoffappearancein 15 years.
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The team failed to break the longestplayoffappearancedrought in franchise history, a current streak of eight seasons without reaching the playoffs.
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This tactic helped them earn their firstplayoffappearancein franchise history.
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The season saw the franchise finish with its first winning record andplayoffappearancein its current incarnation.
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It was the franchises firstplayoffappearancesince 1989.
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They improved upon their previous output of 79, instead winning 10 games and making aplayoffappearance.
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Even though aplayoffappearancedid not materialize, the team was still able to show signs of improvement, finishing with a 5110 regular season record.
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