victors

plural of victor
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as in champions
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 victors Historically, this theory does not stand up to much scrutiny and, in fact, suggests an even more concentrated list of victors. Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 The victors, be warned, may well attempt some singing of their own at the end. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 One of the victors is this exquisite 1937 Delage D8-120 S Aerodynamic Coupe, with flowing bodywork by Parisian coachbuilder Marcel Pourtout. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 July 2026 So this was really a dispute among the justices about understanding how far the victors basically of the civil war wanted to go in enshrining ideas about broad US citizenship. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 July 2026 All three victors are expected to win their blue districts, which would also place three Mamdani allies in Congress come January. Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 24 June 2026 No matter who the victors are, once the bombs stop falling, reconstruction will inevitably follow. The Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 Broadway‘s victors claimed their Tony spoils last week, with most of the big winners of the June 7 awards ceremony posting significant box office gains in the week after. Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 June 2026 The event stretched into the late hours of the evening, with seven bouts producing seven victors. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
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Noun
  • This is the annual meeting between the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League, serving as a curtain-raiser to the new season.
    Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Powerball jackpot neared $1 billion after no winners emerged during Monday night's draw.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Skubal also issued two walks and hit a batter with a pitch in just his second career appearance at Dodger Stadium, taking the mound nine days after the defending champions acquired him from Detroit in the biggest trade of the deadline.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Wednesday’s game pits French champions and Champions League winners PSG against Premier League side Villa, who lifted the Europa League courtesy of a 3-0 win over Freiburg.
    Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Barcelona and Manchester City (in both domestic cups) were their elite conquerors in those competitions, though the 7-2 scoreline of the second leg at Camp Nou was embarrassing.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Outside of winning golf’s Grand Slam, repeating as Super Bowl champs is the hardest feat in sports.
    Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Others like Washington, Iowa and Illinois frequently fly under the radar as tough places to play, and home games in Bloomington are going to reach a whole new level now that the Hoosiers are defending champs.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Victors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victors. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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