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as in success
a person or thing that is successful
the movie was panned by the critics but has been a winner at the box office
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as in victor
one that defeats an enemy or opponent
the winner of any given war is usually the one who gets to write the history of that war
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as in champion
the person who comes in first in a competition
the other finalists graciously congratulated the winner
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Recent Examples of winner
The Buccaneers season 3 is directed by DGA Award winner Rachel Leiterman and BAFTA Award nominee Amy Neil.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
This 2024 Allure Best of Beauty Award winner safeguards your strands from temperatures up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit while wrapping them in a barely-there veil of defense.
—Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
Emmy Award winner Sascha Rothchild, who served as a co-executive producer on GLOW and The Bold Type, will write and executive produce this new project for Peacock.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2026
Roberts also confirmed before the game that two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell won’t be ready for opening day.
—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
This 2024 Allure Best of Beauty Award winner safeguards your strands from temperatures up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit while wrapping them in a barely-there veil of defense.
—Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
Emmy Award winner Sascha Rothchild, who served as a co-executive producer on GLOW and The Bold Type, will write and executive produce this new project for Peacock.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2026
Roberts also confirmed before the game that two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell won’t be ready for opening day.
—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winner
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There have been individual successes on the pitch (such as Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo and the wonderfully gifted Estevao) and players who have been sold on for a tidy profit (such as Djordje Petrovic, Renato Veiga and Noni Madueke).—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Talent is a leading indicator of success in an organization, and the talent that’s choosing to go to MLS is getting better and better.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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His own narrative, emerging the unlikely victor, may strike an equally familiar tone.—
Matt Sedensky,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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His own narrative, emerging the unlikely victor, may strike an equally familiar tone.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Despite dominating possession, the defending MLS champions trailed 2-0 at halftime following a 3-0 shutout in the MLS season opener at LAFC last weekend.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Two-time Olympic champion Federica Brignone was more than two seconds off the lead.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Temo Becerra slapped and poked his way through a three-year career at Stanford, a classic slick-fielding infielder collecting plenty of hits without much pop.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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Paul Feig, 131 minutes Based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Freida McFadden, this is one of the most unexpected hits of recent years, making a stunning $360 million worldwide and counting on a budget about a tenth of that number.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2026
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Visually, the Honcho leans more pit-bike than prairie conqueror.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Feb. 2026
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The giant Brân the Blessed’s head, which spoke for many years after it was severed, lies buried under a white hill, on top of which the Norman conquerors built a fort, known to later generations as the White Tower, or just the Tower of London.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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An Eagle Scout, trustworthy and loyal to the last, helped set the tone for the defending AFC West champs.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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State champs Justus Heeg and Tommy Banas of Providence shared the moment with their brothers.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Yet Imax has continued to draw crowds with filmmakers like Cameron, Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve all using the company’s cameras to shoot their blockbusters.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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Novo also sells insulin, including blockbusters Tresiba and NovoRapid, as well as some drugs for rare diseases like hemophilia, but none come close to bringing in what its GLP-1 drugs do.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2026
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Bolles was a finalist for the NFL’s first Protector of the Year Award.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Kuemper, who was a Vezina Trophy finalist last season, will be hard-pressed to finish with a similar caliber campaign this time around.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Winner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winner. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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