as in win
an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent
with great effort, our team managed an upset victory in the final moments a victory that won them a spot in the championship round
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Recent Examples of victory
Forty-five years after Wong Kim Ark’s victory, the justices were pushed – after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor – to overturn that ruling and revoke citizenship for Japanese Americans born in the United States.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Rey shined in the state final four, hitting Pensacola Catholic with a hat trick in a 5-0 state semifinal victory, and then scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons in the 3A state championship game.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Democrats are likely reluctant to hand Republicans any legislative victories ahead of those votes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
If the Heat can begin winning more of the non-Adebayo minutes, more victories will follow.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Rey shined in the state final four, hitting Pensacola Catholic with a hat trick in a 5-0 state semifinal victory, and then scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons in the 3A state championship game.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Democrats are likely reluctant to hand Republicans any legislative victories ahead of those votes.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
If the Heat can begin winning more of the non-Adebayo minutes, more victories will follow.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victory
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Ware, 21, finished the win with 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 shooting on threes, 11 rebounds, four assists and one block in 20 minutes and posted a positive plus/minus for just the second time in the last six games.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Yet, unlike the middle-of-the-road duo, Fetterman does not wield his would-be leverage to score policy wins.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Financial pipeline The story begins not in Miami, but in the aftermath of triumph.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The jingle was a triumph of earworming, and nobody balked at putting baseball at the head of the conga line of signifiers.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Victory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victory. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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