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
Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 25 Oct. 2025
This year's nomination marked his 24th nomination for the role, and he's won in the category three times: 1991, 1992 and 2002.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
When there's just a few games left on the schedule, the wins mean more and the losses become increasingly consequential.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The Power Play multiplier does not apply to prizes won in the Double Play drawing.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 25 Oct. 2025
This year's nomination marked his 24th nomination for the role, and he's won in the category three times: 1991, 1992 and 2002.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
Adebayo finished the win with 26 points, and nine of his points came on threes.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
When there's just a few games left on the schedule, the wins mean more and the losses become increasingly consequential.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for win
Verb
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This means that the authors only need to prevail on one of their theories.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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The returns of money market funds depend on prevailing interest rates.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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Until this year, people with lower incomes — earning up to about 150% of the federal poverty level, or roughly $23,500 for an individual — could sign up for ACA coverage at any time, not just during open enrollment.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Each film has earned critical acclaim on the festival circuit.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Sun pointed out that the resulting batteries demonstrated a potential energy density exceeding 500 watt-hours per kilogram at the cell level, a power level that could enable electric vehicles to achieve a much longer driving range per charge.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Placing these leaders across the entire studio is an important first step in achieving this goal.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles — Thousands of fans lined the streets of downtown Los Angeles for a second year in a row to celebrate another Dodgers’ World Series victory.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The victory was another regular-season notch on Allen’s belt over Mahomes.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That allowed Adams to bypass the Democratic primary, in which Mamdani triumphed over Cuomo.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry packed on the PDA while celebrating after the Los Angeles Dodgers triumphed over the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 World Series.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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With the brothers being seven years apart in age, James got his start as an actor first, gaining recognition with his breakthrough role in the TV series Freaks and Geeks from 1999 to 2000, and then for playing Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man trilogy, starring Tobey Maguire.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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Angelo then turned his sights toward Bolgheri, which had just begun to gain acclaim as the center of the Super Tuscan movement.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2025
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The storm hit 75 mph winds to attain hurricane status on Saturday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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In other words, the goonstate, so central to the subculture’s branding and self-conception, is only rarely attained.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Microsoft started reaping the benefits of its investment Tuesday as OpenAI restructured to give Microsoft a 27% stake in the company, worth about $135 billion.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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The future of vehicles is a world where car buyers can purchase a vehicle once and reap the benefits of its intuitive design throughout its lifecycle, enjoying new features and upgrades without having to pay an additional cost.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/win. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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