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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
This comes after the Masters winner resigned his membership in May 2023, following an arbitration panel's decision to side with the DP World Tour, which affirmed its right to fine and ban players who competed in LIV Golf events without permission.
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Award winners, who all reside within the 77th assembly district, are first considered through a nomination process.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Three of the award winners won medals at the 2025 World Beer Cup this May.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
With the game tied at 28-28, the Cowboys went 80 yards in just 33 seconds to score the game-winner with 40 seconds left in the game.
—Aaron Johnson, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Award winners, who all reside within the 77th assembly district, are first considered through a nomination process.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Three of the award winners won medals at the 2025 World Beer Cup this May.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
With the game tied at 28-28, the Cowboys went 80 yards in just 33 seconds to score the game-winner with 40 seconds left in the game.
—Aaron Johnson, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winner
Noun
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The suborbital flight was a complete success.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Betting markets moved quickly amid the team's recent success.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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There’s clearly a victor, however.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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The victors, though, are most prominent.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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One of the newest courses, New London Tech Disc Golf Course, opened in 2021 and was designed by champion disc golfer, Paul McBeth.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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There were glimmers of hope, even in bitter defeat, for the reigning AFC champions.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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Safety Bryan Cook came up with a big hit, and Nohl Williams came up with a stop.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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In live performances of the indie pop hit, Role Model has often invited a fan, another musician, or some other special guest to play the part of Sally.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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King Minos, conqueror of Athens and stepfather of the Minotaur, has traveled to Sicily in pursuit of Daedalus, his chief architect and erstwhile prisoner.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The American conquerors of Hawaii wanted this game banned.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Wolves simply weren’t good enough in key areas to hang with the eventual champs.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Damson Idris, Kerry Condon and Tobias Menzies co-star in the film, while real-life Formula One champ Lewis Hamilton counts himself among the producers.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Besides developing and producing blockbuster films and event TV series across live-action and animation, Arena SNK will also produce experiential events internationally.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Drew Struzan, the legendary movie poster artist whose illustrations epitomized Hollywood blockbuster marketing art for generations, has died.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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The designer was a finalist for the Hyères Festival in 2022, and created a capsule line for AZ Factory in 2023 before winning the IFM x Ami prize last year.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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Oakland Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz was named a finalist for the 2025 Hank Aaron Award after a record-setting season that ranked among the most productive offensive debuts in MLB history.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Winner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winner. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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