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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
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.
—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
The victors of Group F are likely to face the third-place team in Group C, featuring Brazil, Morocco and Scotland.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 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
But that idea that victors write the history, what will the-- history the state of Israel will write about this conflict with Iran?
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
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
The victors of Group F are likely to face the third-place team in Group C, featuring Brazil, Morocco and Scotland.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 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
But that idea that victors write the history, what will the-- history the state of Israel will write about this conflict with Iran?
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victors
Noun
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Alex Freeman grabbed the second, and the win confirms the USMNT as World Cup group winners for the first time since 2010.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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By Sunday afternoon, winners and losers will be decided in a matter of seconds.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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In the hours before the parade, people anxiously awaited the arrival of their champions.—
Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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But, apparently, two-time NBA champions get treated a bit differently in New York.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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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.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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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
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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).—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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“Victors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victors. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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