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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
The complete list of winners and alternate winners was posted on the RMV website.
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Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Tune in to the next episode to see if the winner will extend the streak or go home.
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The 49ers also valued him heavily for his character and background as a winner on Indiana’s national championship team.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The 2012 Heisman winner will fight social media star Bob Menery on May 23 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
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Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Tune in to the next episode to see if the winner will extend the streak or go home.
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The 49ers also valued him heavily for his character and background as a winner on Indiana’s national championship team.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The 2012 Heisman winner will fight social media star Bob Menery on May 23 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winner
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Their recipe for success, however, remained depth.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Cities such as Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Fairfax, Virginia, have installed these systems with success.—
Michael Perkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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The victor of the weekend box office will all come down to Mother’s Day traffic.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2026
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The victor of the three-way race will face off against Skinner.—
Noah Daly
May 7,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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The Sparks fell to defending champion Las Vegas 105-78 in their season opener, unable to contain an efficient Aces team that shot 63% from the floor.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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For decades, a league champion was guaranteed a first-round home game.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Jack Dreyer, who relieved Snell, gave up one hit in 1⅓ innings before being relieved by Edgardo Henriquez, who walked Riley and gave up an RBI double to Harris — the fifth hit in two days for the 2022 NL Rookie of the Year.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The game started with a frenetic pace, with the Wild clearly looking to set the physical tone with 18 hits in the first 20 minutes.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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But legend has it that despite the might of these ancient conquerors, pockets of Sardinia sometimes managed to defend themselves.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Across 17 tracks, Amos positions herself as both conqueror and coward, exploring how the greed and individualism of modern society has allowed tech feudalists and 21st-century robber barons to make out like kings.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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While at the Truist Championship over the weekend, the two-time Masters champ, 37, spoke out about LIV Golf, whose future remains uncertain amid funding woes.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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This isn’t just as good as any Knicks team, even in the glory years, has ever looked at this time of year, and every bit as good as even the defending champ Thunder look right now.—
Mike Lupica,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2026
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Organizing that chaos into a coherent blockbuster format is a key part of the assignment here.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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Nowadays, for instance, postproduction of many Hollywood blockbusters is outsourced to India, in order to save money and to access specific local skills developed in the past few years.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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Pavia was the first Heisman Trophy finalist in more than 10 years to go unselected in the NFLNFL Draft.—
Ryan Gaydos OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Two things have changed to give me even more confidence in the position after Sayin was a Heisman Trophy finalist in his first year as the starter.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Winner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winner. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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