winners

plural of winner

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Recent Examples of winners The reigning championship winners moving on were Rich Fendley from Bowdon to Rockmart and Kenny Dallas from Hebron Christian to full-time pastorship. Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 27 July 2026 The category winners, along with the International Pet Photographer of the Year winner, will be announced at an awards ceremony on August 1. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Nvidia shares fell more than 4% Monday, along with weakness across many semiconductor stocks and other artificial intelligence infrastructure winners. Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 July 2026 Neither Gabriel Martinelli nor Leandro Trossard provided the attacking potency expected of title winners, with just seven Premier League goals between them in 2025-26. Mark Carey, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Lottery winners at any level may remain anonymous in Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina and Wyoming. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 All three winners wore the new Adidas Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 shoe to victory. Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for winners
Noun
  • Syrskyi, 60, is a more traditional military commander focused on infantry and artillery, while Fedorov, 35, is seen as a modernizer, whose focus on technological advancements in drone warfare has led to Ukraine’s recent successes in hitting Russia.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 July 2026
  • Finally, Tim Spiers reviews the tournament’s biggest successes, failures, and the impact of its Americanization.
    The Athletic, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • This Group 3 final between the two victors will be staged at The Racecourse on Saturday.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The victors, be warned, may well attempt some singing of their own at the end.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • China is nurturing such domestic champions to control its own technology supply chain.
    Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The video shows Porter and Watson, who are both champions in their own right after winning the NBA title in 2023 with the Nuggets, needing to check in at the front door of the venue.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • He was pulled after giving up back-to-back hits with one out in the fourth to put runners on the corners.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • In a press release when the tour was announced, Live Nation called out Roxette’s enviable track record of hits.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • 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.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.
    Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The Super Bowl champs replaced Kubiak with another one of Shanahan’s disciples.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • Scheming against the defending state champs is already a difficult task for any coach, but the game plan got notably more intense Tuesday.
    McClain Baxley for the AJC, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • This week, a handful of the band’s classic blockbusters continue to sell well enough to appear across a variety of rosters.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • None of these qualify as blockbusters, but with the trade deadline next Monday, the first cracks in the dam have sprung leaks.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • 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.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • 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.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026

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