victorious
adjective
vic·to·ri·ous
vik-ˈtȯr-ē-əs 
1
a
: having won a victory
a victorious army
b
: of, relating to, or characteristic of victory
victorious exuberance
2
: evincing moral harmony or a sense of fulfillment : fulfilled
victoriously
adverb
victoriousness
noun
Examples of victorious in a Sentence
They were victorious over their enemies.
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Pitching on a mere 24 hours’ rest, Yamamoto — who threw 96 pitches over six innings of one-run ball in a victorious Game 6 — retook the mound and supplied 2 2/3 scoreless innings on 34 pitches.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In that contest, Dhesi was victorious over fellow WWE alum Matt Riddle.
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From that moment, though, the tension continued for both teams until the final whistle saw the Packers come out victorious, 35-25, in a game where Rodgers was trying to become the fifth quarterback in NFL history to beat all 32 teams in his career.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
But soon enough there were celebrations in the streets—not of victory, because no one felt victorious, but of survival.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In that contest, Dhesi was victorious over fellow WWE alum Matt Riddle.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
From that moment, though, the tension continued for both teams until the final whistle saw the Packers come out victorious, 35-25, in a game where Rodgers was trying to become the fifth quarterback in NFL history to beat all 32 teams in his career.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
But soon enough there were celebrations in the streets—not of victory, because no one felt victorious, but of survival.
—Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Victorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victorious. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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victorious
adjective
vic·to·ri·ous
vik-ˈtōr-ē-əs
-ˈtȯr-
: having won a victory
a victorious candidate
victoriously
adverb
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