most valuable player

noun

: the player who contributes the most to his or her team's success

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The 32-year-old is the first goalie to be voted the NHL’s most valuable player by the members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association since Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens in 2014-15. Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 Whoever receives the most votes will be named the area round most valuable player. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025 Shane Buechele Allen, the NFL’s most valuable player, leads a quarterback group with a pair of veteran backup options in Trubisky and White, who will likely compete this summer to make the team. Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 2 May 2025 The team pushed early in the second quarter as Randle and Jaden McDaniels, maybe the series most valuable player, sat with foul trouble, allowing the Lakers to get within a single possession on multiple occasions. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for most valuable player

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“Most valuable player.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/most%20valuable%20player. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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