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an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent
with great effort, our team managed an upset victory in the final moments a victory that won them a spot in the championship round
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Recent Examples of victories
Long hailed as one of the most important victories of the civil rights movement, and American democracy itself, this achievement is in jeopardy, as Republicans levy attacks and work to dismantle the VRA through the courts.
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Time, 12 Sep. 2025
So far this season, Georgia has wins over Marshall and Austin Peay, and Tennessee has victories over Syracuse and East Tennessee State, so neither team has had much of a challenge as of yet.
—Matt Wadleigh, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Wilson built a remarkable football life with those nine straight winning seasons out of the gate, including eight with double-digit victories that earned trips to the playoffs.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Arlington Heights looks to continue dominance Fort Worth Arlington Heights started the season with two monstrous victories.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Ireland has taken part in the contest since 1965 and won seven times, with only Sweden matching its record number of victories.
—Sachin Ravikumar, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Several candidates touted their victories Wednesday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
There were personal victories, too.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is getting a national stage via a deal with the SiriusXM network as politicians increasingly look to podcasters and livestreamers to win over voters and deliver election victories.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Time, 12 Sep. 2025
So far this season, Georgia has wins over Marshall and Austin Peay, and Tennessee has victories over Syracuse and East Tennessee State, so neither team has had much of a challenge as of yet.
—Matt Wadleigh, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Wilson built a remarkable football life with those nine straight winning seasons out of the gate, including eight with double-digit victories that earned trips to the playoffs.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Arlington Heights looks to continue dominance Fort Worth Arlington Heights started the season with two monstrous victories.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Ireland has taken part in the contest since 1965 and won seven times, with only Sweden matching its record number of victories.
—Sachin Ravikumar, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Several candidates touted their victories Wednesday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
There were personal victories, too.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is getting a national stage via a deal with the SiriusXM network as politicians increasingly look to podcasters and livestreamers to win over voters and deliver election victories.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victories
Noun
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While bad tendencies showed up in each loss enough good things seemed to appear in the wins.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Trump has urged Indiana and Florida to follow and that could yield one or two additional wins for Republicans in each place.—
Larry Kaplow,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the modern era, those two league triumphs would have resulted in promotion, but back then, there was no automatic promotion or relegation between the fourth and fifth tiers.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Your questions, comments, gardening triumphs and conundrums are always welcome.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Victories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victories. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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