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as in winners
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
the computer is usually the victor in a chess match against a human opponent
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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
France, meanwhile, will meet Sweden on Tuesday, with the winner of Germany vs Paraguay as the last-16 opponent for the victors on July 4.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
All three victors are expected to win their blue districts, which would also place three Mamdani allies in Congress come January.
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Jesse Bedayn,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
No matter who the victors are, once the bombs stop falling, reconstruction will inevitably follow.
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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.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
The event stretched into the late hours of the evening, with seven bouts producing seven victors.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
But non-victors can be -- and people are beginning to judge Putin.
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David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Tomás’s belief that maps should acknowledge the marginalized and less powerful—that there’s more to history than what the victors convey—is seemingly shared by O’Farrell.
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Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
To the victors go the spoils, or in this case, to the victors go the closers (current and former), the slugger and the skipper.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
27 June 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
But non-victors can be -- and people are beginning to judge Putin.
—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Tomás’s belief that maps should acknowledge the marginalized and less powerful—that there’s more to history than what the victors convey—is seemingly shared by O’Farrell.
—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
To the victors go the spoils, or in this case, to the victors go the closers (current and former), the slugger and the skipper.
—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victors
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The beaches are true winners The beaches draw a lot of visitors to Sarasota, and for good reason.
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While SpaceX shares have fallen recently, current and former employees who were granted shares or options still would come away winners given the stock remains above the $135 IPO price.
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Teun Koopmeiners walked up for the Dutch and buried the first penalty and then Neil El Aynaoui nailed the bar for Morocco, putting the African champions behind.
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The team displayed impressive form in the preliminary tournament qualifiers, winning all eight of its matches, scoring 37 goals, and defeating four-time World Cup champions Italy twice.
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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.
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Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.
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The Hornets bring a resume to the MAC that includes a recent run of four straight seasons -- 2019-23 with 2020 cancelled due to the pandemic -- of making the playoff under Troy Taylor (2019 and 2021-22 as Big Sky champs) and Andy Thompson (2023).
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Despite limited play time, Kirk has benefited from the strong voting base supporting the Blue Jays, the reigning American League champs, to get to second place with about 300,000 votes as of Monday’s update.
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“Victors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victors. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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