as in winning
having won a victory or having ended in a victory
the victorious army a victorious battle They were victorious over their rivals.
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The research firm Cyabra documented a pro-Iran campaign generating over 145 million views in days, deploying tens of thousands of fake accounts spreading AI deepfakes portraying Iran as victorious.
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Hollie McKay, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2026
The first day of Sweet 16 games ended with three victorious Big Ten teams — Purdue, Illinois and Iowa.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
His secondary goal was to push for sanctions against Maduro and other high-ranking political and military officials in Venezuela after the president had cancelled the opposition’s victorious election results in the National Assembly.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
At the end of both World War I and World War II, combatant nations, both victorious and defeated, found themselves with hundreds of thousands of tons of surplus munitions.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
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Hollie McKay, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2026
The first day of Sweet 16 games ended with three victorious Big Ten teams — Purdue, Illinois and Iowa.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
His secondary goal was to push for sanctions against Maduro and other high-ranking political and military officials in Venezuela after the president had cancelled the opposition’s victorious election results in the National Assembly.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
At the end of both World War I and World War II, combatant nations, both victorious and defeated, found themselves with hundreds of thousands of tons of surplus munitions.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victorious
winning
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Cameron Carr led all scorers with 25 points and Isaac Williams IV had 15 before fouling out for the Bears (16-16), who are staring at their first non-winning season since 2006-07.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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After two non-winning seasons (78-84 and 81-81), Bruce Bochy and his magic touch have been replaced by the younger, more aggressive approach of Skip Schumaker.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Victorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victorious. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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