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as in winner
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
the computer is usually the victor in a chess match against a human opponent
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as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition
the victor in the science fair had constructed a functioning telescope
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Recent Examples of victor
In the dream, of course, the victor is on offense, tossing away the bat with one arm raised.
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
In each case, there were also long-term victors who inherited infrastructure and reaped the benefits of these expansions in the form of lower-cost bandwidth, cheaper consumer prices, and large manufacturers that consolidated the power grid.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
To effect such a total defeat, Iran would have to be occupied and administered by the victors.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
The victor will succeed longtime Precinct 4 Commissioner Margaret Gómez, who is retiring at the end of her term after 52 years in public service.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
In each case, there were also long-term victors who inherited infrastructure and reaped the benefits of these expansions in the form of lower-cost bandwidth, cheaper consumer prices, and large manufacturers that consolidated the power grid.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
To effect such a total defeat, Iran would have to be occupied and administered by the victors.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
The victor will succeed longtime Precinct 4 Commissioner Margaret Gómez, who is retiring at the end of her term after 52 years in public service.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victor
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The Big 12 player of the year hit the game-winner from the right side — while also falling to his right with the Cyclones’ Killyan Toure closely guarding.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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Chilean architect Smiljan Radić Clarke has been named the winner of the 2026 Pritzker Prize, architecture’s most prestigious honor.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Phoenix were the Horizon League regular-season champion and earned the conference’s automatic berth by beating Youngstown State for the league’s tournament championship.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Gators are the defending champion, trying to repeat their back-to-back titles from 2006-07.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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In America, deconstructing our national mythology and recasting early Puritan settlers as bloodthirsty conquerors helped zero American Indians.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Visually, the Honcho leans more pit-bike than prairie conqueror.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Miami Open tournament has tennis fans heading to Hard Rock Stadium through March 29 to watch some of the sport’s biggest names and to see who the breakout champ may be.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The Huskies are defending champs and will be tough to beat, having posted a 34-0 record, beating teams, on average, by nearly 40 points per game.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Victor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victor. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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