victories

plural of victory

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Recent Examples of victories Those victories flying off island airstrips might have been the final legacy of the Corsair, but British Royal Navy pilots figured out how to fly it off carriers, according to the museum. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Below are the coaches with the most victories in each decade starting with the 1950s. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026 His pro-labor populism resonated with enough swing voters to deliver decades of victories from the statehouse to Congress. — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Such victories accustomed many Americans to imagining that their skilled leaders could break seemingly intractable political deadlocks in decisive ways. — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026 Ben Healy, 26, Ireland Over the past three seasons, Healy has established himself as the peloton’s great breakaway artist — taking victories at the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia from long-distance solo attacks. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 His Emmy win last week for guest acting on The Bear set the record for longest gap between acting Emmy victories at 48 years. — Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026 And yet, the administration seems to be unable to turn such victories into lasting policy, Fried said. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 Oberlin won that day, one of two victories while Wadman has been on campus. — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victories
Noun
  • Seven of those one-score wins came in 2025 — and that’s a credit, in large part, to the defense.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That's why Miami has spent the first two games of the season trying to develop depth, and a pair of blowout wins have afforded the Hurricanes that luxury.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • If only the feminist painter, who died in 2023 at the age of 87, had lived to see the world catch up to her tender triumphs.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Hynde goes inside the music that took the world by storm and revisits the triumphs and tragedies that followed.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Victories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victories. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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