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as in success
a person or thing that is successful
the movie was panned by the critics but has been a winner at the box office
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as in victor
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
the winner of any given war is usually the one who gets to write the history of that war
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as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition
the other finalists graciously congratulated the winner
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Recent Examples of winner
Ousmane Dembélé, winner of the 2025 Ballon d’Or as the world player of the year, took the ball in the penalty area as a half-dozen Paraguayan players surrounded him, attempting to get in his head.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
5 July 2026
Ivory Coast’s depth ultimately won out, with Manchester United’s Amad coming off the bench to score a 90th-minute winner.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Djokovic went up a quick break for 3-0 in the fourth set, and closed it out with a serve and volley winner.
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Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2026
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
5 July 2026
Ivory Coast’s depth ultimately won out, with Manchester United’s Amad coming off the bench to score a 90th-minute winner.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Djokovic went up a quick break for 3-0 in the fourth set, and closed it out with a serve and volley winner.
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Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winner
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Strong internal relationships, institutional credibility, leadership opportunities, and career growth often come more easily inside organizations where people know your value and are invested in your success.
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While the administration lost its bid this week to do away with birthright citizenship by executive order, its strategy has, in large part, been a success.
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So this was really a dispute among the justices about understanding how far the victors basically of the civil war wanted to go in enshrining ideas about broad US citizenship.
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The winner of the Argentina-Cape Verde match in the Round of 32 will take on the Egypt-Australia victor.
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Defending champions Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo return to Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, where the world's top competitive eaters push the limits of human consumption in a 10-minute race against the clock.
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All three games of series were sellouts — a testament to the fandom of the two-time defending World Series champions and the team’s international baseball star, Ohtani.
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Lastly, Salinas had an active warrant against him filed in May for fleeing from police after a hit and run.
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In all, Barnes gave up seven runs and 12 hits, including three home runs.
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Topuria, for his part, has vowed to run it back with Gaethje, praising his conqueror while promising the story between them is far from over.
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Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.
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The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho.
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But now that a seat at Ganassi has opened up alongside the dominant four-time champ Alex Palou, that will be the one everyone has their eyes on.
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Seth Rollins issued a direct challenge to Roman Reigns, who, accompanied by Jacob Fatu, ultimately accepted a blockbuster match.
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On Tuesday, Lisa Nandy, Britain’s secretary of state for culture, media and sport, notified Parliament that she was inclined to intervene in the blockbuster deal.
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The Oglethorpe County School District just paid nearly $300,000 to settle a lawsuit with a former Georgia teacher of the year finalist.
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Variations on the collection were a Finalist for four different prizes and around the same number of times a Semi-finalist.
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“Winner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winner. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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