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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Recent Examples of victorious
Fans scrambled for the ball, including the young boy’s father, who walked away victorious.
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
On Monday, Vrabel claimed 12 of the 16 teams who were victorious in Week 1 last year outscored their opponents in the second half.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Steaua Bucharest’s victory in 1986 is the last time a team was victorious in the final with a starting XI all from the same country (Romania).
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The duo last faced each other on the December 12, 2022, episode of Raw, where Ripley was victorious.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
On Monday, Vrabel claimed 12 of the 16 teams who were victorious in Week 1 last year outscored their opponents in the second half.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Steaua Bucharest’s victory in 1986 is the last time a team was victorious in the final with a starting XI all from the same country (Romania).
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The duo last faced each other on the December 12, 2022, episode of Raw, where Ripley was victorious.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victorious
winning
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Bryant Vincent is the WarHawks’ fourth coach during the program’s active streak of 12 consecutive non-winning seasons.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Week 14 Thursday Night Football feature produced more winning bets on the Packers (+3.5) and over the game total in the Lions 34-31 win.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Victorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victorious. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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