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.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Sometimes victorious fans are doing it too, and not exactly in the balmiest places.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Elsewhere, Cody Rhodes defended the Undisputed WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre and Dominik Mysterio came out victorious in his triple threat match over Penta and Rusev to retain the Intercontinental Championship.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Victorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victorious. Accessed 14 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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