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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
Kendrick won, for sure—to the victor go the spoils.
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Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
To the victors go the spoils, or in this case, to the victors go the closers (current and former), the slugger and the skipper.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 May 2026
Europe’s biggest music event has crowned a new victor.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Verstappen had just become the youngest race winner in F1 history, breaking Vettel’s record by two-and-a-half years, and the first Dutch grand prix victor.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
To the victors go the spoils, or in this case, to the victors go the closers (current and former), the slugger and the skipper.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 May 2026
Europe’s biggest music event has crowned a new victor.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Verstappen had just become the youngest race winner in F1 history, breaking Vettel’s record by two-and-a-half years, and the first Dutch grand prix victor.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victor
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In sending the 97-mph four-seam fastball from deGrom, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, 403 feet to right center, Meckler became the first Angels player to homer in his first at-bat with the team since Mike Napoli did against the Tigers in 2006.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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And for bottoms, the iconic Patagonia Barely Baggies Shorts are a clear winner at $52, while the REI Co-op Trailmade Barrel Pants are a shockingly flattering style that’s currently $20 off.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2026
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Some draftees have an immediate impact—this year’s Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks, started two key players who were drafted last spring—but the process is mainly a means of incremental, long-term improvement.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The game’s newest major champion represents a refreshing and unchanging sense of self, bred by memories like those back in Wolverhampton, England.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 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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The Bulldogs, regular-season conference champs, need to win one more game, against the survivor of the Columbia-Brown game on Sunday.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Shorter races for three-year-olds later in the summer like the grade 1 Haskell at Monmouth Park in New Jersey will be likely targets for the Preakness champ.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Victor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victor. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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