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as in successes
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 victors
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 champions
the person who comes in first in a competition
the other finalists graciously congratulated the winner
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Recent Examples of winners
The beaches are true winners The beaches draw a lot of visitors to Sarasota, and for good reason.
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Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
While SpaceX shares have fallen recently, current and former employees who were granted shares or options still would come away winners given the stock remains above the $135 IPO price.
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Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The winners of each category award will be announced at the Top Shelf 2026 Awards Gala in November.
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Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The Paraguayans took the unexpected lead into halftime with the four-time World Cup winners, who were making their first appearance in the knockout rounds since winning the tournament in 2014.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
The winners of Tuesday's primary will advance to the general election to determine who will become Colorado's next attorney general.
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Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Lu said to expect industry winners to take more in the emerging space.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
While SpaceX shares have fallen recently, current and former employees who were granted shares or options still would come away winners given the stock remains above the $135 IPO price.
—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The winners of each category award will be announced at the Top Shelf 2026 Awards Gala in November.
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Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The Paraguayans took the unexpected lead into halftime with the four-time World Cup winners, who were making their first appearance in the knockout rounds since winning the tournament in 2014.
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Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
The winners of Tuesday's primary will advance to the general election to determine who will become Colorado's next attorney general.
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Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Lu said to expect industry winners to take more in the emerging space.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winners
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Smart textiles and wearables continue to generate a lot of interest and there is meaningful early-stage development work happening, but successes to date remain largely niche.
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The next step is turning battlefield successes into standardized systems that every brigade can field.
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France, meanwhile, will meet Sweden on Tuesday, with the winner of Germany vs Paraguay as the last-16 opponent for the victors on July 4.
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All three victors are expected to win their blue districts, which would also place three Mamdani allies in Congress come January.
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Teun Koopmeiners walked up for the Dutch and buried the first penalty and then Neil El Aynaoui nailed the bar for Morocco, putting the African champions behind.
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The team displayed impressive form in the preliminary tournament qualifiers, winning all eight of its matches, scoring 37 goals, and defeating four-time World Cup champions Italy twice.
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The Nationals allowed 10 consecutive batters to reach base, eight of them via hits, including three extra-base hits and the two pivotal home runs.
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Bulk reliever Zack Littell allowed two runs on five hits over four innings for Washington.
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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.
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Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.
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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).
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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.
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The summer movie season may force the Academy to extend this acceptance towards mainstream blockbusters as well.
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Nolan cast the British actor in several of his blockbusters, including his Dark Knight trilogy and Inception.
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Gilgeous-Alexander — the reigning NBA MVP — is one of the finalists for this year’s top individual honor, along with Denver’s Nikola Jokic and the Spurs’ Wembanyama, who is also a finalist for defensive player of the year.
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Auriemma, Ralph named Coach of the Year finalists UConn coach Geno Auriemma was also named a finalist for Naismith Coach of the Year on Wednesday.
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“Winners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winners. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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