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 The victors in Miami will face whoever wins the other quarter-final in their half of the draw — world champions Argentina against Switzerland at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City later on Saturday (early Sunday in the UK). Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 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 But non-victors can be -- and people are beginning to judge Putin. David Brennan, ABC News, 4 June 2026
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Noun
  • The potential path is long and demanding, starting with the visit of Pyunik on Wednesday evening for a first qualifying round clash that will see the winners take on either Northern Ireland’s Glentoran or Latvian side Riga.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • All three winners wore the new Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 shoe to victory.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, the fight over yield has galvanized more GOP champions on the side of big banks, and law enforcement groups are pushing back on developer protections.
    Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Should unseeded Wrexham upset the odds to win both games, a semi-final against Danish champions Koge would be next up in another mini-tournament featuring Gintra of Lithuania and Scotland’s Hearts.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 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
  • That put defending World Cup champs Argentina back into the finals, while England’s dry spell — having not won since 1966 — continues.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • Boone wasn’t ready to disclose the Yankees’ post-break rotation plans yet, but Schlittler is looking forward to a chance to battle the reigning champs.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026

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“Victors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victors. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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