1
as in to prevail
to achieve victory (as in a contest)
the kind of person who always has to win—even if the game is just for fun
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2
as in to earn
to receive as return for effort
win a gold medal in swimming
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3
as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
won a substantial victory in the struggle for civil rights for all
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as in victory
an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent
a team with 12 wins and two losses
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Recent Examples of win
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Kai Havertz scored a late goal against his former club to finish off Chelsea in an otherwise uneventful game after Arsenal had won the first leg 3-2.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
That win capped a five-game win streak against the Tide that dated back to the 2018-19 season.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Wade famously said during a timeout right before the Heat’s Game 3 comeback, as Miami went on to win four straight games on the way to the title.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Kai Havertz scored a late goal against his former club to finish off Chelsea in an otherwise uneventful game after Arsenal had won the first leg 3-2.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
Thanks largely to Maye’s ascension and the influence of head coach Mike Vrabel, the Patriots followed up back-to-back four-win seasons by going 14-3, then dispatching the Chargers, Texans and Broncos to reach their first Super Bowl since the 2018 season.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
That win capped a five-game win streak against the Tide that dated back to the 2018-19 season.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for win
Verb
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Without this revolutionary position, fascism prevails.—
Gaby Iori
January 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mahan, Vice Mayor Pam Foley and District 3 Councilmember Anthony Tordillos, who represents downtown, have also asked the city to create a higher incentive tier for projects that pay prevailing wages and support apprenticeship programs.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Italian skier Giovanni Franzoni, 24, earned a silver medal in his first Winter Olympics, finishing two-tenths of a second behind von Allmen.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The new Colorado Renters Rewards program will allow renters in these properties who make on-time rent payments to earn cash back and share in the property's equity, the governor's office said.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Forest, who were four games unbeaten before this, must quickly find a way to achieve that as a team.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Researchers say this level of multifunctionality has been difficult to achieve with existing synthetic materials, which are typically designed for one specific role.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Howe said right now the sportsbooks are seeing a lot of action on a Seahawks victory and a high-scoring game.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Pert, smiling, and all-natural (except for their Botox), the MAHA mom helped Trump ascend to victory by propagating dangerous misinformation about the MMR vaccine, a modern medical advance that has saved countless children’s lives.—
Ej Dickson,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Elsewhere Isabella and Rasmus Wrana triumphed over the pair from the Czech Republic’s Julie Zelingrova and Vit Chabicovsky, who opted to shake hands with the match at 7-4.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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The main opposition party there, the CHP, was managing to dent Erdoğan’s popularity by triumphing in successive local elections.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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Local polls had consistently projected that no single party would gain a majority, necessitating the formation of a coalition government.—
GRANT PECK,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The analyst also expects MongoDB to gain from higher consumption, driven by rising enterprise workloads.—
TipRanks,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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But prison camps attained this scale and significance only gradually.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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In math, just 18% of students attained that level.—
Larry Sand,
Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The North Stars are reaping the benefits of all that hard work.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Just as that film brought awards for its director and star, Fernanda Torres, The Secret Agent is reaping similar benefits, with the Golden Globes giving its coveted Best Actor award to Wagner Moura for his title role as an academic on the run from an authoritarian government in 1977 Brazil.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/win. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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